There was announcement that it would be cancelled due to the virus…
I don’t think too many people where happy with that…
And the decision has been reversed …
The tribute Is bigger than the virus….
Pressured by politicians and public-safety unions, red-faced 9/11 Memorial leaders reversed course Saturday and said they’ll go ahead with this year’s Tribute in Lights commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The change came two days after the 9/11 Memorial and Museum called off the display over coronavirus concerns — and a day after the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation launched an effort to save this year’s event.
“In the last 24 hours we’ve had conversations with many interested parties and believe we will be able to stage the tribute in a safe and appropriate fashion,” 9/11 Memorial and Museum President and CEO Alice M. Greenwald said in a statement on Saturday.
A factor in the change was a decision by former Mayor Mike Bloomberg to help fund the display. The display also won backing from the state and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation….
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