Weeks after canceling its free parks performances this summer, the NY Philharmonic has announced that it will give a free concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. According to the NY Times, the Philharmonic will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, the “Resurrection,” at Avery Fisher Hall... but the concert will really be on September 10.
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NY Philharmonic Plans Free 9/11 Memorial Concert On 9/10
5 Day Celebration for Brooklyn Bridge's 125th Birthday
The 125th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge will be observed this month with a five day celebration from May 22nd through May 26th, Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz announced earlier this week. Completed in 1883, the bridge opened with a “People’s Day” celebration; for a penny toll the general public was permitted to traverse its span. (A few days later, on Memorial Day, 12 pedestrians were trampled to death when the crowd believed the bridge was collapsing and panicked.)
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