Bayonne City Hall has a new 9/11 display, installed by resident Jim Mock who worked as a union carpenter on the clean-up and reconstruction of the World Trade Center site, that will remain there for the rest of September.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“This is the first time Mock’s 9/11 collection has been exhibited since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Mock has been adding artifacts to the collection to remind the public never to forget what happened in 2001,” city spokesman Joe Ryan said in a statement.
“He hopes that young people who were not alive back then will learn from the display. The artifacts will be on view in the City Hall lobby for the rest of September.”
The Bayonne Fire Department held their annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony this afternoon, with Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis, a retired police captain, thanking first responders for their service and noting that a fire actually delayed today’s ceremony.
“I just want to start by saying thank you to each and every one of you who serve our community each and every day. It takes a certain character trait to want to run towards trouble. We saw that in 9/11,” Davis recalled.
“Just in true fashion, this morning’s ceremony had to be cancelled because first responders had to respond and do their job, again. That is the reality of our lives. The day after 9/11, we started picking up the pieces.”
