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COURIER L 12 IFE, MAY 10–16, 2019 B
Honoring the fallen at MCU Park
ALL TOGETHER NOW: Fire Department Chaplain Monsignor John Delendick and Police Department
Chaplain Monsignor Robert Romano led an interfaith celebration and mass at the
annual event. Photo by Steve Solomonson
BY JULIANNE MCSHANE
They’ll never forget.
Brooklynites gathered at the Wall
of Remembrance at MCU Park in Coney
Island over the weekend to pay
tribute to the Big Apple’s fallen heroes
at an annual mass and celebration.
The tribute offers a space for the families
of the fi rst responders who died in
9-11 to celebrate their legacies, according
to the founder of the wall.
“There was no closure for the families,
it was really sad, but the wall has
given them closure,” said Sol Moglen.
“The wall is a place where we can celebrate
them, not mourn them.”
Fire Department chaplain Monsignor
John Delendick and Police Department
chaplain Monsignor Robert
Romano presided over a Catholic mass
at the wall — which is located outside
of MCU Park, at W. 19th Street and
Surf Avenue — and the family members
and friends of the fallen mingled
FERRY DOCK
re-iterated his support for it earlier
this year. But local environmentalists
alleged the ferry should go elsewhere ,
claiming that the creek is already
fi lled with derelict boats, debris, and
toxic waste — which they noted would
have to be regularly dredged — and
that a dock at W. 21st Street and Neptune
Avenue would interfere with recreational
use of the channel.
In 2012, offi cials suggested creating
a stop at the fi shing pier site near W.
31st Street, but offi cials rejected that
location, claiming it was too far from
the amusement district. But this time
around, city offi cials said they’re prioritizing
the neighborhood’s alleged
700 projected riders, who make daily
commutes to lower Manhattan, over
tourists, which is why they don’t plan
to offer a shuttle from the landing to
the amusement district, according to
an assistant vice president at the economic
development agency.
“This isn’t set up or focused to be
bringing people to the amusement
district or to the beaches,” said Megan
Quirk.
But the local community board’s
district manager charged that beachbound
tourists will be among the ferry
riders, and that they’ll be left stranded
near Kaiser Park.
“They’re going to look for the beach
and the amusement park, and they’re
going to be stuck there,” said Eddie
Mark.
And the board’s chair claimed that
one of the Kaiser Park locations could
lead to quality-of-life issues for local
residents, claiming that ferry riders
will likely be loitering in the area after
they dismount the vessel.
“They’re going to come in, there’s
housing right across the street, how
are we going to move these people?”
said Joann Weiss.
But the amusement district is already
well-served by four train lines,
according to economic development
agency spokeswoman Stephanie Baez,
who added that honchos do not have a
timeline for when they plan to pick the
exact location, and that they will continue
to analyze the two possible dock
sites.
Continued from cover
and honored their loved ones’ memories,
Moglen said.
The former Brooklynite, who said
he lived in Mill Basin for much of his
life and served in the Army, started
construction on the wall — which
boasts the photos and names of more
than 400 of the city’s fi rst responders
who died in the terror attacks — in
2002, and fi nished it up six years later,
he said, adding that its $500,000 price
tag was entirely paid for by private donations.
The founder said the images
of those who perished ensures that
visitors to the wall will remember the
brave people who died while trying to
save others.
“I felt we should do something not
to forget them,” Moglen said. “I didn’t
want just the name, I wanted faces.”
Moglen hosts three annual events
at the structure, including one in the
summer and a “ Night Before ” ceremony
every Sept. 10.
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