Details are scant on President Obama's visit to Ground Zero on Thursday, as families of 9/11 victims wait for an invite and even Mayor Bloomberg is in the dark, the Daily News reports. "The White House will release their schedule and see," Bloomberg said, while Sally Regenhard, whose son was a firefighter slain on 9/11, noted that "I would certainly like to be there. I am trying to make inquiries as to who will be there."
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Obama Not Saying Who He'll See At Ground Zero On Thursday
"Ghost Bike" Memorial Ride Took Place Today
The Sixth Annual Memorial Bike Ride took place today across the five boroughs, with dozens of tweets coming from cyclists along the ride. Put on by the NYC Street Memorial Project, it took riders across the city to commemorate and honor the 14 cyclists who died this year. They traveled past "ghost bikes," the painted white bikes with small plaques placed as detailed reminders of bike fatalities.
Deutsche Bank Unveils Memorial Fountain Downtown
Yesterday, Deutsche Bank and the Parks Department unveiled a 9/11 memorial fountain on Wall Street. Four Deutsche employees died on September 11, 2001, and the CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas Seth Waugh said, “Wall Street is Deutsche Bank’s home in the Americas, and this fountain will be a beautiful focal-point for the neighborhood as well as a reminder of the family, friends, neighbors and colleagues we lost on 9/11." Deutsche Bank security guard Francisco...
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