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Garden City 9/11 Memorial

 
 
Garden City September 11th Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
1. Garden City September 11th Memorial Marker
Inscription. In memory of the victims from Garden City who lost their lives in the World Trade Center

Thomas M. Brennan • Jonathan Neff Cappello • Paul Cascio • Michele Coyle-Eulau • Laurence Curia • Michael L. DiAgostino • William J. Dimmling • Christopher J. Dunne • Paul Eckna • Michael Hardy Edwards • Robert J. Ferris • Peter V. Genco • Ryan A. Kohart • David Leistman • Robert C. McLaughlin, Jr. • James F. Murphy, IV • James R. Ostrowski • Durrell Pearsall • James G. Smith • Eric Thomas Steen • John F. Swaine • Kevin T. Szocik • Stephen K. Tompsett

September 11, 2001
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
 
Location. 40° 43.575′ N, 73° 38.328′ W. Marker is in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from the intersection of Hilton Avenue and Stewart Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Hilton Avenue, Garden City NY 11530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the 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: Hanpsted Plaines (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dedication
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Medal of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iraq & Afghanistan War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Medal of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garden City.
 
Also see . . .  Remembering The Fallen: Honoring Garden City's 9/11 Victims.
But as time marches on, the memories sometimes begin to fade. Children learn about that day in school having not lived it, but only heard about it. That's why now, more than ever, it's important to remember all of the people who died on that day. Among those killed were Garden City residents. Today, and every day, we remember...
(Submitted on October 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.) 
 
Garden City September 11th Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
2. Garden City September 11th Memorial
A wide view of the memorial. Each year on September 11th, a remembrance ceremony is held at this site.
Village Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
3. Village Green
The memorial is set behind the Garden City gazebo at a downtown park located next to Village Hall.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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