Empty Sky (memorial)

It is located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City at the mouth of Hudson River across from the World Trade Center site.

Designed by Jessica Jamroz and Frederic Schwartz, it was dedicated on Saturday, September 10, 2011, a day before the tenth anniversary of the attacks.

[2] The memorial includes twin walls, transecting a "gently sloped mound anchored by a granite path that is directed toward Ground Zero.

[4] Frederic Schwartz, who co-authored the design with Jessica Jamroz,[5] stated that he "listened to the needs and aspirations of the victims' relatives, friends and co-workers", and did not arrive "with a preconceived aesthetic approach.

[8] In addition to the concern that the views of Manhattan would be blocked, Sam Pesin, president of FOLSP, stated that the "main message" the group wanted to make clear is that "the governor, in this severe economic crisis, is wasting...taxpayers' money.