NYC Unveils 9/11 Memorial Wall Honoring 23 Fallen Officers and 469 Illness Deaths
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
NYC Unveils 9/11 Memorial Wall Honoring 23 Fallen Officers and 469 Illness Deaths
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
Summary
One Police Plaza received a new 9/11 Memorial Wall on Tuesday, commemorating the 23 NYPD officers killed in the attacks and members who later died from related illnesses.
More than 469 NYPD members have died from 9/11-linked illnesses and over 1,700 have retired with World Trade Center-related disabilities, officials said, underscoring that the toll is still rising 25 years later.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani used the ceremony to recount Officer John William Perry’s final act—retrieving his shield as he prepared to resign, then rushing to the towers and last being seen helping a woman before reentering.
Police leaders said the wall is meant to preserve the memory of the 9/11 generation as responders retire and younger officers—many children or not yet born on Sept. 11—inherit the department’s legacy.