Bin Laden's Death Shines Spotlight On Local Sept. 11 Memorial

There will perhaps be no way to ever truly forget about the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001.

Still, many of the Sept. 11 memorials erected in the months and years after the tragedy may be easy to overlook.

So in the wake of about the death of Osama bin Laden, this edition of Remembered Places shines a spotlight on a local monument to his victims — many of whom were men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice that day to help their fellow New Yorkers. 

"I just hope Sunday's announcement helps to bring a bit more closure to the families that lost a loved one on 9-11," said firefighter Carlos Liriano of Flushing, who visited the Sept. 11 Memorial located at the entrance of Flushing Cemetery on Monday. "Coming here reminds me of the families ... I pray they finally begin to heal."

Consisting of two white marble stones flanking a six-foot tall slab of diamond-etched black marble carved with a rendering of the World Trade Center's twin towers, the memorial sits at the entrance to Flushing Cemetery as a reminder of the terrible human toll of Sept. 11. 

Liriano wasn’t the only one hoping that the death of the mastermind of Sept. 11 would give the families of those who gave their lives on that fateful day some much-needed comfort. 

"It's a bittersweet 'victory' if you can call it that I guess ... his [Bin Laden's] death isn’t going to bring anyone back … the whole situation is just sad when you think about it," said Diane Boste of Little Neck as she exited the platform of the Long Island Railroad station on Little Neck Parkway Monday night. 

"I just wished we lived in a simpler world," Boste said.

Flushing Cemetery is located on 46th Avenue and 164 Street in Flushing and is open until 4:30 p.m.