25 Years Later, Throggs Neck Honors Those Lost on September 11

Throggs Neck Firehouse Memorial Honors 9/11 Victims 25 Years Later

Bronx District Attorney Darcell Clark places a red ross on the headstone honoring Bronxites killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, during the annual memorial outside of Engine 72 on East Tremont Avenue. -Photo by David Greene

By David Greene

Bronx Voice

September 15, 2026

BRONX, NY - Residents of Throggs Neck packed the street outside of FDNY’s Engine 72 / Satellite 2 at East Tremont Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road on September 11, as the community once again paid homage to those lost in the September 11th attacks, now 25 years later.

Many in the crowd wore T-shirts commemorating the 25th anniversary, others, including several young children, were observed waving American flags.

An unidentified FDNY official told the crowd, “Twenty-five years, feels like yesterday but look around. You don’t stand alone. Everyone next to you has a piece of that day in ‘em that hurts. Find comfort in each other.”

The color guard stands at attention during the annual 9/11 Memorial outside of FDNY’s Engine 72 / Satellite 2 at East Tremont Avenue on September 11. -Photo by David Greene

Speaking of a table in front of the 9/11 memorial outside the firehouse, the FDNY official said, “The yellow rose reminds us of the family and friends of the fallen who keep faith while enduring the pain of loss. The red, white and blue ribbon represents the ribbons worn on lapels by thousands who stood and honored the lives of our fallen.”

Kate Devine read from the poem “One” by Sheryl Sawyer, reading to the crowd, “As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, we became one color. As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning buildings we became one class. As we lit candles of waiting and hope we became one generation. As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno we became one gender.”

The Throggs Neck September 11th Memorial dedicated to at least 15 local residents killed in the terrorist attacks of 2001. -Photo by David Greene

The names of over 100 area residents were then read aloud, followed by the ringing of a lone bell that sounded for each individual victim.

According to News 12 the memorial recently underwent an overhaul as the headstone was repainted and lighting around the memorial was restored.