It was in 1849 when the first New York City police officer was killed in the line of duty. Since then, over 1,200 officers have died while on the job and the names of each have been inscribed on the green granite wall of a special police memorial in Manhattan’s Battery Park City.

On Wednesday, the name of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller , who was shot dead in March 2024, as well as those of 49 officers who died from illnesses attributed to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, were unveiled during a brief, somber ceremony at the wall.

Both Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the crowd of department officials and families that the memorial, located within blocks of Ground Zero, has become a symbol of resilience and memory.

"We could never have anticipated what would happe

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