Mayor Adams Orders Flags Lowered to Half Staff to Honor Victims of Twin Park Fire on One-Year Anniversary

January 9, 2023

NEW YORK – On the one-year anniversary of the tragic fire at Twin Parks in the Bronx, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today ordered all flags on all city buildings, as well as stationary flagstaffs throughout the five boroughs, to be lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the memory of the 17 lives lost.

“One year ago, a devastating fire took the lives of 17 people in the Bronx at the Twin Parks apartment complex. On that day, our city lost 17 of our neighbors and friends — they were our brothers and sisters, our mothers and fathers, our children and spouses,” said Mayor Adams. “Since that day, our city has passed critical legislation to educate and protect New Yorkers from fires to help prevent another tragedy. Today, we honor and remember the lives lost.”

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