Rockaway Peninsula, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato is once again partnering with the Community Affairs Bureau of the NYPD to host the annual “Memorial Prayer For The NYPD 9/11 Class” on September 7th at the Amphitheater on Beach 94th Street and Shore Front Parkway starting at 10:30am. The memorial event honors NYPD officers who were killed on September 11th, 2001, along with those who have died as a result of 9/11-related illness. The ceremony is also a way to honor the NYPD class of 2001, the over 1,100 officers who had graduated a few months before the terrorist attack and jumped into action to save the lives of New Yorkers.

“The NYPD Class of 2001 had just graduated, they were still rookies, yet, none of our City’s finest hesitated to help on that day. All of the first responders who ran towards the towers on September 11th showed an unbelievable level of courage. Sadly, 23 heroic members of the NYPD died on September 11th, and hundreds of NYPD officers have died since that day due to 9/11-related illnesses. They made a sacrifice for their City, and through the partnership of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, we are paying tribute and honoring their memories,” said Pheffer Amato.

Since being elected to office, Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato has proven to be a fierce fighter for 9/11 survivors, for both civilians and all first responders. Pheffer Amato passed into law the landmark legislation that guaranteed survivors could receive unlimited line-of-duty sick leave - a change in the law that protected jobs, salaries, and pensions. The Assemblywoman also passed the law requiring every public school in the State to hold a moment of silence and reflection on September 11th to honor the 2,977 victims. “I’ll never stop fighting to get the survivors everything they need, or defending and honoring the memory of those we lost,” said Pheffer Amato.