NEW YORK — A monument to essential workers who risked their lives during the pandemic will open in New York in September, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
Nineteen red maple trees — one for each profession considered essential, like health care workers, teachers and store workers — will be arrayed around an eternal flame in Battery Park in view of the Statue of Liberty, according to renderings released by the governor’s office.
The new monument will be called the Circle of Heroes.
It was designed with input from essential workers, Cuomo said.
“While we will never be able to fully repay our essential workers, we can honor and celebrate them with this monument that …
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