Postcards Memorial, New York City

Name: Postcards Memorial
Address: New York City, United States

#690 among attractions in New York City

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Postcards is an outdoor sculpture in St. George, Staten Island, New York City, United States. Built in 2004, it is a permanent memorial honoring the 274 Staten Island residents killed in the September 11 attacks of 2001 and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The dead include many who worked at the World Trade Center, police and firefighters who joined the rescue effort and were killed when the towers collapsed, and one passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, who died in the crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. One individual who was killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing is also represented. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°38'48"N, 74°4'35"W

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North Shore (St. George)New York City United States

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Postcards Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Richmond County Bank Ballpark, To the Struggle Against World Terrorism, St. George Theatre, Christ Church New Brighton.

~480 ftS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Richmond County Bank Ballpark, New York City
3 min walk • The Staten Island University Hospital, Community Park is a baseball stadium located on the north-eastern tip of Staten Island. The ballpark is the home of the Staten Island FerryHawks, a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
1.2 miN
Monuments and statues
To the Struggle Against World Terrorism, Bayonne
32 min walk • To the Struggle Against World Terrorism is a 10–story sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli that was given to the United States as an official gift from the Russian government as a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
~1670 ftS
Theater
St. George Theatre, New York City
9 min walk • The St. George Theatre is a performing arts venue, picture palace, and office complex at 35 Hyatt Street in St. George, on the North Shore of Staten Island, New York City. The 2,800-seat St.
0.9 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church New Brighton, New York City
23 min walk • Christ Church New Brighton is a historic Episcopal church complex at 76 Franklin Avenue in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. The complex consists of a Late Victorian Gothic church and parish hall, connected to the church by an enclosed cloister, and a Tudor-style rectory.
~1890 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Brighton Heights Reformed Church, New York City
10 min walk • Brighton Heights Reformed Church is a Dutch Reformed church at 320 St. Marks Place in St. George, Staten Island, New York City. It is the second of two church buildings that have stood on the site.
~1610 ftS
City hall
Staten Island Borough Hall, New York City
8 min walk • Staten Island Borough Hall is the primary municipal building for the borough of Staten Island in New York City. It is located at 10 Richmond Terrace, next to the Richmond County Courthouse and opposite the St. George Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry.
1 miSW
Church
Assumption – St. Paul, New York City
27 min walk • Assumption – St. Paul is a Roman Catholic parish in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, United States. The parish was formed by the merger in 2007 of Church of the Assumption and St. Paul's Church.
~1010 ftS
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Staten Island Museum, New York City
5 min walk • Staten Island Museum is Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution, and the only remaining general interest museum in New York City.
0.4 miS
Museum, History museum, Lighthouse
National Lighthouse Museum, New York City
11 min walk • The National Lighthouse Museum is a museum in St. George, Staten Island, New York City, United States, that is dedicated to the history of lighthouses and their keepers. It officially opened in 2015.
0.5 miSW
Park
Fort Hill Park, New York City
13 min walk • Fort Hill Park is a.845-acre public green space located in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. It is located on the slope of the northernmost hilltop on the Dongan Hills ridge.
1 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Caleb T. Ward Mansion, New York City
27 min walk • Caleb T. Ward Mansion is a historic home located at 141 Nixon Avenue on Ward Hill, Staten Island, New York. Caleb Tompkins Ward built the mansion in 1835 with the help of architect George B.

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Which popular attractions are close to Postcards Memorial?

Nearby attractions include Richmond County Bank Ballpark, New York City (3 min walk), Staten Island Museum, New York City (5 min walk), St. George, New York City (7 min walk), Staten Island Borough Hall, New York City (8 min walk).

How to get to Postcards Memorial by public transport?

The nearest stations to Postcards Memorial:

Bus

Richmond Terrace & Wall Street • Lines: S40, S44 (4 min walk)
Saint Marks Place & Hamilton Avenue • Lines: S42, S52 (7 min walk)

Metro

St. George • Lines: Sir (7 min walk)
Tompkinsville • Lines: Sir (18 min walk)

Ferry

St. George • Lines: Sif (8 min walk)