NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
SEP-21-2001 11:46 DiM RUDY WASHINGTON 1 212 788 0070 P.02/03
THE CITY OF New YORK
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
NEW YORK. N.Y. 10007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release# 321-01
Thursday, September 20, 2001
CONTACT: OEM Joint Information Ctr. 646-756-3030, 3028, 3029, 3024
MAYOR GIULIANI ANNOUNCES "A PRAYER FOR AMERICA"
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today announced "A Prayer for America," an
interfaith service for the families and colleagues of the victims of the World Trade
Center tragedy.
The event will take place at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. September 23 at
2:30 p.m., rain or shine. The service will be broadcast live via satellite to large
screens at KeySpan Park in Coney Island. Brooklyn, and the Richmond County
Savings Bank Ballpark nt St. George in Staten'slanl. Doors at a9 three
stadiums will open at.11 a.m., and seats will not be held after 2:00 p.m. Mayor
Giuliani and Governor George Pataki will speak at the event, aloha with Cardinal
Egan, Imam Pasha, and other leaders of the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish
faiths,
"This event will give families of victims and these affected by the tragedy
an opportunity to come together, worship together, and gain strength from the
support of their fellow New Yorkers, and fellow Americans," said Mayor Giuliani.
"I encourage all New Yorkers to participate in their own way — either at the event,
through their houses of worship or in their homes."
Tickets for the event will be distributed free of charge, with priority going to
family members of victims and to rescue workers. Tickets will be distributed from
8 a.m. Friday until noon Saturday at the following New York Police Department
precincts: In Manhattan, the 131' Precinct (212-477-7468) and the 24"" Precinct
(212-678-1882/1808); in Brooklyn, the 48" Precinct (718-299-450314504). the
67"" Precinct (718-287-328017894), and the 901" Precinct (718-963-5357/5358); in
Queens, the 107"' Precinct (718-969-7472/7475) and the 112°' Precinct (718-
520-0840/0797); and in Staten Island, the 122nd Precinct (718-667-
222012219/5431).I Tickets will also be available through the Family Assistance
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