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My Cry Into the World

Mi Grito Hacia El Mundo

 
 
My Cry Into the World engraving image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 3, 2023
1. My Cry Into the World engraving
Inscription.
Dedicated by Governor • Dedicado por el Gobernador
Andrew M. Cuomo March • Marzo 2021
Segundo Cardona, FAIA, Archetect • Arquitecto
Antonio Martorell, Artist • Artista

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in nearly a century, made landfall causing catastrophic damage and an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. New York stood in solidarity with Puerto Rico, providing immediate relief and helping to rebuild the island.
This memorial honors those lost and stands as an enduring tribute to the resilience of the Puerto Rican community. The spiral evokes a hurricane and a shell: symbols of both destruction and protection. Rising from the center with hope is the star of the Puerto Rican flag. Throughout are the words from Julia de Burgos' poem "Farewell from Welfare Islands” : “It has to come from here, right this instance, my cry into the world.”

El 20 de septiembre de 2017, el Huracán María, el huracán más fuerte que ha azotado a Puerto Rico en casi un siglo, tocó tierra causando daños catastróficos y una crisis humanitaria sin precedentes. Nueva York se solidarizó con Puerto
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Rico, proporcionando un alivio inmediato y contribuyendo a la reconstruccion de la isla.
Este monumento honra a los fallecidos y es un tributo permanete a la resiliencia de la comunidad Puertorriqueña. El espiral evoca un huracán y una concha: símbolos de destrucción y protección. Levantándose desde del centro con esperanza está la estrella de la bandera Puertorriqueña. A lo largo se encuentran plasmadas las palabras del poema de Julia de Burgos “Despedida de Welfare Islands”: “Tiene que venir de aquí, justo en este instante, mi grito hacia el mundo.”
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 2017.
 
Location. 40° 43.085′ N, 74° 0.9′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Battery Park City. It is at the intersection of River Terrace and Chambers Street, on the right on River Terrace. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10282, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the
My Cry Into the World image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 3, 2023
2. My Cry Into the World
North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frederick Douglass (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); PS/IS 89 September 11 Memorial (about 600 feet away); In Memoriam (approx. 0.2 miles away); Icarus (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); 31 Harrison Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); DC 37 September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Duane Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. St. John’s University Manhattan Campus 9/11 Memorial (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Also see . . .
1. Hurrican Maria. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. The Destruction of Hurriance Maria. Battery Park City Authority website entry
My Cry Into the World image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 3, 2023
3. My Cry Into the World
(Submitted on November 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
My Cry Into the World engraving image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 3, 2023
4. My Cry Into the World engraving
English, left; Spanish, right
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
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