South Village in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Keith Roma Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 19, 2025
1. Keith Roma Memorial Marker
Dedicated
to the memory of
Patrolman
Keith Roma
Fire Patrol 2
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the performance of duty
operating at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087
World Trade Center
September 11, 2001
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.
Location. 40° 43.788′ N, 73° 59.939′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in South Village. It is on West 3rd Street west of Thompson Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 84 W 3rd Street, New York NY 10012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. 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: 85 West Third Street (Originally Amity Street) (within shouting distance of this marker); Judson Church Offices and Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Judson Memorial Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Loeb Student Center (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fiorello LaGuardia (about 500 feet away); Chaim Gross (1904-1991) (about 500 feet away); The Bitter End (about 600 feet away); Alexander Lyman Holley (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fiorello La Guardia Statue
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Also see . . . Remembering the 344th Lost Firefighter, and Fire Patrol House #2 (Village Preservation). Excerpt:
The number 343 is indelibly linked with September 11, 2001 the official number of firefighters killed on 9/11. However, a 344th New York City firefighter was killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His name was Keith Roma, and he was a 27-year old Staten Island firefighter who worked for the New York Fire Patrol #2 at 84 West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village. Roma worked for the Fire Patrol for six years, following in the footsteps of his father, Arnold Roma, who worked for the same unit from 1971 to 1973. But Roma is not officially included in the final somber tally of 343 because the New York Fire Patrol is not part of the FDNY. On September 11, 2001, the New York Fire Patrol commanded three stations and 98 firefighters. Eighteen firefighters from Romas Fire Patrol #2 on West 3rd Street rushed to the World Trade Center that morning. Roma called his father to meet him there. While the younger Roma worked in Tower One, his father worked in Tower Two and survived. Keith Roma made at least four trips into Tower One, helping to rescue about two hundred survivors. He was the only member of the New York Fire Patrol(Submitted on October 19, 2025.)to lose his life that day. Roma was the last of the 32 New York Fire Patrol members to lose his life in the line of duty. His body was discovered on Christmas Eve, 2001, surrounded by nine other victims he was trying to lead to safety. He was survived by his seven-year-old daughter, Samantha.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 19, 20252. Keith Roma Memorial - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
