Please Explain: Red Hook 9/11 Memorial

We were biking out at the southern edge of Red Hook yesterday when we spotted this beautiful 9/11 memorial on the front of one of the quirky old buildings. It definitely wasn't there last November, when we took some shots in the area. Does anyone know the story behind it, or who made it?

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By Jake Dobkin in Miscellaneous on October 31, 2005 12:20 PM

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Pete Gelz

That house is owned by Peter Haquez (aka Sunny). The upstairs is rented to the artist Enrico Salazai, who is better known for his incredible gallery events that dot Chelsea from time to time. I wish people who thought they were in the know knew anything. By the way, the next hot area is the South Bronx... if you don't know what I am talking about you obviously haven't tried to rent a 3000 sq. foot loft as a studio recently.

Alexis

Actually it is a Balzano house, but not Sunny's. It is his brother's, Ralphs. I don't think Ralph actually lives there but uses the first floor/garage for cars, cards and hanging out.

Used to be that there was an artist who lived on the second floor, but I don't remember his name. Perhaps he made it.