Memorial American Airlines Flight 587

memorial

a memorial constructed in rockaway park, belle harbor s neighboring community, in memory of 265 victims of crash @ south end of beach 116th street, major commercial street in area. dedicated on november 12, 2006, fifth anniversary of accident, in ceremony attended mayor of new york city michael bloomberg. ceremony commemorating disaster held annually @ memorial every nov 12, featuring reading of names of killed aboard aircraft , on ground, formal moment of silence observed @ 9:16 a.m., estimated time of crash. memorial wall, designed dominican artist freddy rodríguez , situ studio, has windows , doorway looking toward nearby atlantic ocean , angled toward dominican republic. inscribed names of victims. atop memorial quotation, in both spanish , english, dominican poet pedro mir, reading después no quiero más que paz (translation: afterwards want nothing more peace. )

in ceremony held on may 6, 2007, @ woodlawn cemetery in bronx, 889 unidentified fragments of human remains of victims of crash entombed in group of 4 mausoleum crypts.