Brian Berger
June 01, 2026
Unbowed by two prior days of rain and thankfully mistaken forecast of more, upwards of 1,000 people came to Riverside Drive and West 89th Street for the annual Memorial Day Wreath Laying ceremony at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on Monday May 25. Located just inside Riverside Park, the monument stands as one the grandest—and, for many years, one of the most neglected—remembrance sites in all Manhattan.
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