The Postcards, is a Staten Island 9/11 Memorial, located in the St. George neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island. The permanent outdoor memorial built in 2004, honours 274 Staten Island residents killed in the September 11, 2001 attack and 1993 attack on World Trade Center.[1][2] The dead include many who worked at the World Trade Center, police and firefighters who joined the rescue effort, and one passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 who was lost in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. One individual who was killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing is also represented.
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The memorial is called "Postcards", because its two white marble wing sculptures represent large postcards, each standing 30 feet (9m) high, to loved ones.[3]
Each Staten Island victim is honored with a 9”x11” granite plaque bearing their name, birth date and place of work on September 11, 2001 as well as their profile in silhouette.
Situated along the North Shore Waterfront near St. George Terminal, overlooking the New York Harbor, Lower Manhattan, and the Statue of Liberty, the memorial was designed by New York architect Masayuki Sono, of the New York-based Voorsanger Architects, who won the design competition held in early 2003. Construction began on September 11, 2003. The opening and dedication took place on September 11, 2004.[4][5][6]
According to Borough President of Staten Island, James Molinaro, "Maybe 60 percent of those of the people whose profile is here, their next of kin, their loved ones, didn't receive any remains. This is their cemetery," .[7]