City Council Speaker Julie Menin reflects on her role on the jury that selected the design for the 9/11 Memorial, describing the challenge of honoring victims and first responders while creating a site that would reconnect Lower Manhattan’s neighborhoods.
She also recalls the devastating impact 9/11 had on local businesses and residents, and the grassroots efforts that helped bring the area back to life. Menin discusses the importance of preserving that history for a generation that was not alive when the attacks occurred, including the city’s effort to bring every eighth-grade public school student to the memorial and museum.
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