Oceanside in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial Plaza
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 11, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker
September 11th, 2001
On the eve of this day 20 years ago, 343 firefighters, 60 police officers and 8 paramedics went to sleep in their morning shifts of protecting and serving all of us. We will never forget the 246 people who went to sleep in preparation of their morning flights, or the 2606 people who went to sleep in preparation for their lives. None of them saw past 10:28 on the morning of September 11, 2001. May we remember and reflect on the lives lost at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93. As we live and breathe, take one moment to be thankful for the lives of these people.
To unwrap each day as a precious gift.
We will never forget.
Veterans Memorial Plaza Monuments:
Veterans Memorial Plaza
Donated by former crew chief of American Airlines at Kennedy Airport Frank Sanfilippo and family
Monument #1:
The community of Oceanside, NY honoring our firemen, police officers and emergency medical servicemen who were lost on Sept. 11, 2001
John Florio Thomas Gardner Kenneth J Marino Robert Spear Jr
Monument #2:
Honoring the disabled deceased prisoners of war
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Supported by Supervisor Kate Murray Senior Councilman Anthony Santino County Legislator Denise Ford
Monument #3:
Dedicated to the memory of Oceanside residents who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
Janice Ashley James Barbella Joshua David Birnbaum Timothy Haviland James Kells Kelly Laura A Marchese Jeffrey Nussbaum William E Spitz Marc Scott Zeplin
Donated by the Elliot Howard Folz Foundation
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 40° 38.511′ N, 73° 38.34′ W. Memorial is in Oceanside, New York, in Nassau County. It is on Davison Avenue east of Long Beach Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 23 Davison Avenue, Oceanside NY 11572, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 11, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker
The Veterans Memorial Plaza has become the Oceanside 9/11 Memorial. It is located in the median of a parking lot on Davison Road.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Liberty Lighthouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oceanside Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Garden of Heroes (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site Of (approx. 1.1 miles away); Alexander Davison Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mayor Joseph F. Carrigan Point (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Living Shoreline of Lister Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Native American Greenway (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oceanside.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 11, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial Plaza
The Oceanside Library is located across from the memorial.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 11, 2025
4. Veterans Memorial Plaza
A closeup of one of the memorials installed in the plaza.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 11, 2025
5. Veterans Memorial Plaza
A close-up photo of the other memorial, including photos of each of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 17, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
