Molinaro: Staten Island 9/11 Memorial Was Not Vandalized

Borough President James Molinaro said there was miscommunication between his office and the New York City Economic Development Corp. and he apologized for any hardship he caused.

“There were five profiles missing from the 274 that we have. I assumed it wrongfully,” said Molinaro. “From the condition that they were in, it appeared they had been pulled off. So I went back to my office and said there were five that had been vandalized. Then the rumor got out that they were vandalized and it just rolled by itself. Then this morning, I was told by EDC that they were not vandalized, they were cracked from the wear and tear and they were just being prepped and they were making new ones and they removed those five so they could put the five new ones back in place.”

According to Molinaro, the EDC typically puts up signs when work is being performed but the signs were not in place when he saw the monument.