3,000 Flags of Honor Return to Inwood Hill Park for the 25th Anniversary of September 11
On September 10 - 13, 2026, 3,000 9/11 Flags of Honor and Flags of Heroes will be raised in Inwood Hill Park in Upper
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On September 10 – 13, 2026, 3,000 9/11 Flags of Honor and Flags of Heroes will be raised in Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan.
BRONX, NY, UNITED STATES, September 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — 3,000 Flags of Honor Return to Inwood Hill Park for the 25th Anniversary of September 11
Twenty years after the first memorial field rose in Inwood, graffiti pioneer Mike Hughes — now living with a 9/11-related cancer — plants a flag for every life lost, and invites New Yorkers to help raise them
On September 10th until the 13th, 2026, 3,000 9/11 Flags of Honor and Flags of Heroes will stand across the fields of Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan, one flag for every person killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. The installation marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and returns the memorial field to the park where it first appeared for the fifth anniversary in 2006.
The project is led by New York artist Mike Hughes (MIKE 171), who grew up blocks from the park, and is produced by Claudia Grimaldi Marks.
A flag for every name
Each Flag of Honor is an American flag whose red and white stripes are made entirely of the names of the 2,977 people who died on September 11, 2001, along with the six victims of the February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The companion Flag of Heroes carries the names, ranks, and affiliations of the 441 first responders who died that day. The flags were created by John Michelotti after the attacks, and more than 800,000 have since been distributed to firehouses, police precincts, military bases, government buildings, and private homes around the world.
The names are drawn from the most current records of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Remembering the people who built and ran the buildings
While the field honors everyone who died, this year’s installation places particular emphasis on the working New Yorkers whose stories are often told last: the porters, window washers, electricians, food service workers, security guards, elevator mechanics, and tradespeople who kept the World Trade Center running, and the union members who responded and rebuilt.
A memorial from someone still counting the cost
For Hughes, the anniversary is not only history. He was diagnosed with liver cancer [that has been certified as 9/11-related by the World Trade Center Health Program / that his doctors attribute to his exposure in the months after the attacks. Twenty-five years on, the attacks are still taking lives, and the field he is building this year is also, in part, for the people who are still getting sick.
“Inwood is where I grew up, and this project has always brought a sense of peace to everyone who experiences it. This may be the last time I’m able to make it happen. I want to make sure it’s special — for New York City, and for everyone we lost that day,” said Mike Hughes.
Thursday, September 10 — Installation begins at 10:00 AM. Volunteers, families, and members of the public are invited to help plant flags throughout the day.
Friday, September 11 — Moment of silence and bell ringing at 8:30 AM. Field on view until the park closes at dusk.
Saturday, September 12 — Field on view until the park closes at dusk.
Sunday, September 13 — Flag pickup for supporters who reserved a flag, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Location: Inwood Hill Park, Rugby, Soccer and Gaelic Field, New York, NY 10034.
The memorial is funded entirely by the community. There are three ways to support it:
Sponsor a flag. For $20, supporters can reserve a flag from the field and pick it up in person on September 13; flags can also be mailed for $30, shipping included. Reserve and pay for your flags at this link. (https://forms.gle/XaxEPyk4Skoa9Bec6)
Make a tax-deductible donation. hosted by the Museum of Urban Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions can be made at this link. (https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/25-years-of-remembrance-nyc-911-memorial-field)
Show up. Volunteers are needed on September 10 to plant flags, on September 11 and 12 to greet visitors, and on September 13 to help break down the field.
Companies and unions that lost members on September 11 are especially encouraged to sponsor flags in their names.
Claudia Marks
OutsideArtists NYC
claudia@outsideartists.nyc
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