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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2002
PR-242-02
www.nyc.gov


MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES ROUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH BAGPIPE AND DRUM PROCESSIONAL

Invites New Yorkers to Line Route to Honor Members of Uniform Services Who Perished on September 11th


Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the routes that the Bagpipe and Drum Procession will take as they journey to the World Trade Center Site early on the Morning of September 11th. Five Bagpipe Procession composed of members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), New York City Police Department (NYPD), Port Authority Police Department (PAPD), New York City Correction Department (NYDOC), New York City Sanitation Department (DSNY), and the New York Sate Court Officers (NYSCA), will march through New York Streets from the farthest reaches of each of the five boroughs and arrive at the World Trade Center site after 8:00 AM, to symbolize the call to service that our uniformed officers made on September 11th, 2001.

"New Yorkers owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our uniform services," said Mayor Bloomberg. "This solemn procession represents a call to duty that saved so many, yet cost so much. The route will make its way through dozens of our City's neighborhoods and I invite all New Yorkers to line the route to demonstrate their support of our City's heroes."

Over 400 members of the FDNY, NYPD, PAPD and Court Officers died heroically on September 11th and along with the Corrections Officers and Sanitation Workers led the most successful evacuation and clean-up in history leading more than 25,000 people to safety. A map of the procession can be viewed at www.nyc.gov.

BRONX PROCESSION:
The Bronx Procession, led by the Department of Correction and New York State Court Officers Association, will begin at approximately 1:00 a.m. at Boston Road and Ropes Avenue. The procession, which will cover approximately 19 miles, will arrive at the site of the ceremony (West Street and Albany Street) at approximately 7:30 p.m. Notable sites along the route include the Bronx Zoo (2:24 a.m.), the Hub (3:40 a.m.), and the Third Avenue Bridge (3:58 a.m.).

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BROOKLYN PROCESSION:
The Brooklyn Procession, led by the Police Department, will begin at approximately 3:20 a.m. at the Flatbush Avenue entrance to Floyd Bennett Field. The procession, which will cover approximately 13 miles, will arrive at the site of the ceremony (West Street and Albany Street) at approximately 7:30 a.m. Notable sites along the route include Kings Plaza (4:08 a.m.), Grand Army Plaza (5:52 a.m.), and the Brooklyn Bridge (6:34 a.m.).

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MANHATTAN PROCESSION:
The Manhattan Procession, led by the Fire Department, will begin at approximately 2:00 a.m. at Broadway and 220th Street. The procession, which will cover approximately 16 miles, will arrive at the site of the ceremony (West Street and Albany Street) at approximately 7:30 a.m. Notable sites along the route include Columbia University (3:45 a.m.), Lincoln Center (4:48 a.m.), and Times Square (5:48 a.m.).

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QUEENS PROCESSION:
The Queens Procession, led by the Port Authority Police Department, will begin at approximately 1:00 a.m. at Northern Boulevard and Glenwood Street. The procession, which will cover approximately 19 miles, will arrive at the site of the ceremony (West Street and Albany Street) at approximately 7:30 a.m. Notable sites along the route include Shea Stadium (3:15 - 3:30 a.m.) and Queens Plaza (5 a.m.).

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STATEN ISLAND PROCESSION:
The Staten Island Procession, led by the Department of Sanitation, will begin at approximately 1:00 a.m. at Hylan Boulevard and Craig Avenue. The procession, which will cover approximately 17 miles, will arrive at the site of the ceremony (West Street and Albany Street) at approximately 7:30 a.m. Notable sites along the route include: and St. George Staten Island Ferry Terminal (6:10 a.m.).

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