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The memorial contained 46,955 lights, one for each person in New York City who died of COVID-19. The 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025, created by the NTLM Team. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3360.A)
Mixteca’s panel in the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025. Memorial panel created by Guadalupe Andres and Hugo Andres with the Mixteca community. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3347.A)
Long Covid Justice’s panel in the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025. Memorial panel created by Jac, Jesse, Mars, Sara, Chalay, Xayn, Haewon, Marissa, Pax, Mahmoud, Dezh, Suzanna, M.S., Julie, iliana, Meg, Erin, Sally, and Gisela, with lead artists Jenna Bitar & Luca Stancato. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3345.A)
“A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID Memorial for the Past, Present, and Future” lit up at night, Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025. Created by the NTLM Team & Parent-Child Relationship Association. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3342.A)
Program flyer for the activation ceremony for the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_TX.3664.A)
NTLM Community Liaison Sandra Bell at the activation ceremony altar of the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3606.A)
Naming the dead at the activation ceremony for the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3600.A)
Activation Ceremony procession led by the Brass Queens, for the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3548.A)
New Moon Sisters’ memorial panel, created by lead artist Glenda Cadogan with collaborators Jaael Cudjoe, Nadine Benjamin, Kenya Jacob, and Desiree Rhymer, in the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar on May 8, 2025. (SP_MEM_IM.3534.A)
Long Covid Justice team in front of their panel in the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3504.A)
J Bitar of Long Covid Justice at the memorial activation ceremony for the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3489.A)
New Moon Sisters at the Activation Ceremony for the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3405.A)
Lucia Ce-Malinalli and Juan Aguirre lead the solemn walk past the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2025. Photographed by Hari Adivarekar. (SP_MEM_IM.3369.A)
Health and Hip Hop’s 2025 memorial panel in the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025. Created by Graffiti Artist Shiro Japan, Visual Artist Abril Amparo, and Collaborators Gene Feliz & Janice Tomlinson. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1811.A)
Margi Trapani and Darkin Brown working on installation of the 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025. Created by the NTLM Team. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1789.A)
Inga Lee Black, Erika Marland, and Jenny Romaine install the 2025 memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” in the rain at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025. Created by the NTLM Team. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1792.A)
Inga Lee Black working on installation of the 2025 memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 8–June 8, 2025. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1782.A)
Memorial partners choose materials at the partner workshop on April 5, 2025, at Bronx Music Hall, Bronx, NY, organized by the NTLM Team. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.3741.A)
Materials for partner workshop on April 5, 2025, which offered memorial partners a chance to dive into the theme of 2025 Memorial “A Bridge, A Stitch, A Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future.” Created by the NTLM Team. (SP_MEM_TX.1762.A)
Darkin Brown and Sandra Bell at memorial installation for the 2024 Día de Muertos memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 24–November 18, 2024. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Jenny Romaine. (SP_MEM_IM.2388.A)
Morgan Jenness creates a memorial artwork for the 2024 Día de Muertos memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, on October 27, 2024. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.2957.A)
Kay Turner pays respects at Mano a Mano’s ofrenda at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, on October 27, 2024. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.2949.A)
Juan Aguirre leads the solemn procession for the Día De Muertos on October 27, 2024, at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.2948.A)
Morgan Jenness at the NTLM activation ceremony, led by Kay Turner and Juan Aguirre, for the 2024 Día de Muertos memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, on October 27, 2024. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.2942.A)
Carol Prudhomme and Inside Change’s memorial panel at the 2024 Día de Muertos memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, on October 27, 2024. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.2926.A)
The Activation Ceremony began with a solemn procession led by Juntas Chicas, for the 2024 Día de Muertos memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, on October 27, 2024. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.2919.A)
Mixteca’s memorial panel in the 2024 Día de Muertos memorial, St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 24–November 18, 2024. Created by the Mixteca & NTLM team. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.2887.A)
Gabriel Paradis creates artwork at 2024 Día de Muertos memorial, St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 24–November 18, 2024. Photographed by Jenny Romaine. (SP_MEM_IM.1878.A)
Mazarte Dance in the memorial procession to the activation ceremony for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 2024. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2871.A)
The 2024 NTLM planning team at the activation ceremony for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 2024. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2819.A)
Alfonso Cid sings a Spanish saeta at the activation ceremony for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 2024. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2807.A)
Willie Kearse of Archive Based Creative Arts speaks with sign interpretation by Brandon Kazen-Maddox at the activation ceremony for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 2024. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2801.A)
Lebanese music performed by Ramzi Eledlebi and Zafer Tawil at the activation ceremony for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 2024. Photographed by Robin Michals (SP_MEM_IM.2785.A)
Memorial procession to the activation ceremony for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 2024. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2766.A)
Ricky Gordon’s Brass and Woodwind band led a second line as part of the memorial procession at the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY on May 19, 2024. The Ricky Gordon’s Brass and Woodwind Band: the Individuals of Peace, featuring Dirty Red, Roger Garcia, Rashaan Salaam, Steve Duffy, Cleave Guyton, Jr., Isaiah Richardson, Jr., and Vince Hunter. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2763.A)
Una Osato and PRY Safe students in front of their memorial panel in the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Created by the PRY Safe with lead artist Una Osato. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2740.A)
Green-Wood gate with chalking by attendees of the activation ceremony for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 19, 2024. Created by the NTLM Team, Parent-Child Relationship Association, and Archive Based Creative Arts. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2726.A)
City Lore’s Archivist Seth Schonberg and Co-Director Steve Zeitlin at the activation ceremony on May 19, 2024 for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2720.A)
Guyana Cultural Association’s panel in the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Created by the Guyana Cultural Association with lead artist Clive Prowell and collaborators Maurice Blenman & Rose October. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2693.A)
Health and Hip Hop’s panel in the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Created by the Health & Hip Hop with lead artist Shiro. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2713.A)
Long Covid Justice’s 2024 memorial panel, “Signs of Protest,” in the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Created by the Long Covid Justice. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2696.A)
A passer-by studies the a panel in the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1574.A)
Bronx Documentary Center’s 2024 memorial panel in the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Created by the Bronx Documentary Center with lead artist Sonja John. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1554.A)
Eva Pedriglieri holds a sign quoting disability justice writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, during installation of the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1529.A)
Glenn Marla conducted workshops with health care workers and caregivers and created a memorial panel inspired by their work, entitled “Banging on Pots and Pans,” as their contribution to the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Created by the Glenn Marla. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1518.A)
New Moon Sisters’ memorial panel in the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from May 3–June 3, 2024. Memorial panel created by the New Moon Sisters with lead Glenda Cadogan. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1516.A)
Program page from flyer for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” activation and dedication ceremony held on May 19, 2024, at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_IM.1680.A)
Program flyer for the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” activation and dedication ceremony held on May 19, 2024, at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_IM.1680.A)
Invitation to 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” activation and dedication ceremony held on May 19, 2024. Created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_IM.1679.A)
Jenny Romaine unveils the theme of the 2024 memorial “A Big, Slow, Majestic COVID Memorial” at The New School, New York, NY, on March 12, 2024. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Eva Pedriglieri. (SP_MEM_IM.0965.A)
2023 Día de Muertos memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 26–November 13, 2023. Created by the NTLM team, Archive Based Creative Arts, Inside Change, and Oye Group. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.0408.A)
Archive Based Creative Arts led an activation ceremony for at Día de Muertos memorial, lifting up the experiences of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated NTLM collaborators, at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, on October 28, 2023. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.0435.A)
Jenny Romaine & Megan Paradis Hanley speak about the project at Mano a Mano’s Día de Muertos celebration at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, on October 28, 2023. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.0431.A)
Memorial created by Archive Based Creative Arts (of Parole Preparation Project) at Día de Muertos memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 26–November 13, 2023. Created by Archive Based Creative Arts with lead artists Willie Kearse & Tyler Morse and coordinators La-Meik Taylor, Sara G. Kielly, Leonard Wilson, George Smith, Peter McHugh, Willie Kearse, and Tyler Morse. Contributing Artists: Curtis Parker, Roberto Bruno, Matthew Almond, Zarah Coombs, Pamela Smart, Lamarr Little, Louis Martino, Tracy J. White, Nigel Saunders, Al-Sharifya Robinson, Peter McHugh, Maleek Johnson, Willie Kearse, Michael J. Jova, Delroy Thorpe, Jermaine Estwick, Leonard Wilson. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.0404.A)
Mano a Mano’s ofrenda honoring the dead at the annual Día de Muertos celebration. Created by the Mano a Mano, on display from October 26–November 13, 2023, at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.0400.A)
Martha Zarate & Mazarte dance to close the ceremony for “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 11, 2023. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2377.A)
Ceremony attendees add to the memorial altar at the activation ceremony for “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 11, 2023. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2347.A)
Bronx Garifuna abeihamani group perform a song for the ancestors during the activation ceremony for “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 11, 2023. Performers are Eva Mejia, Sari Ventura, Aida Roches, and Yesenia Ventura. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2318.A)
Green-Wood’s Death Educator Gabrielle Gatto speaks at the activation ceremony for “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 11, 2023. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2293.A)
Memorial Activation procession for “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on May 11, 2023. Photographed by Robin Michals. (SP_MEM_IM.2263.A)
A passerby walking three dogs stops to read the a panel in “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Erik McGregor between May 3–29, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2656.A)
A person studies Long Covid Justice’s memorial panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Erik McGregor between May 3–29, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2651.A)
Jenny Romaine working on the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2627.A)
Women’s Empowerment Coalition in front of their memorial panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Created by the Women’s Empowerment Coalition with Lead Artist Weam Alrubaye. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2624.A)
Women’s Empowerment Coalition installing their panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by the Women’s Empowerment Coalition with Lead Artist Weam Alrubaye. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2618.A)
Detail of WOW Project memorial panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by the WOW Project with lead artist Denise Zhou. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2602.A)
WOW Project Installation team in front of their panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panle created by the WOW Project with lead artist Denise Zhou. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2599.A)
Detail of PRY Safe panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by the PRY Safe with lead artist Una Osato. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2590.A)
PRY Safe installation team working on their panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by the PRY Safe with lead artist Una Osato. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2581.A)
Long Covid Justice team: JD Davids, Jenna Bitar, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, and others in front of their panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by the Long Covid Justice with Lead Artist Anna Roberts-Gevalt. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2573.A)
Long Covid Justice memorial panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by the Long Covid Justice with Lead Artist Anna Roberts-Gevalt. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2571.A)
Museo los Sures installation team in front of their panel in the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19”, Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by the Museo los Sures. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2562.A)
Lina Montoya installing a memorial made with the Staten Island Museum for the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19”, Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial panel created by Lina Montoya. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2548.A)
2023 Installation team working on the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2535.A)
The front gate of Green-Wood at the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Created by Mary Feaster and the NTLM team. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2532.A)
Mary Feaster at installation of 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Created by Mary Feaster and the NTLM team. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 2, 2023. (SP_MEM_IM.2525.A)
Flyer for the May 11th Activation Ceremony for 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_TX.0279.A)
Museum of modalities at the 2023 “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial workshop, organized by the NTLM team at La Colmena, Staten Island, NY, on March 18, 2023. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.2029.A)
Darkin Brown sets up display at 2023 “The Many Losses from COVID-19” memorial workshop, organized by the NTLM team at La Colmena, Staten Island, NY, workshop on March 18, 2023. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.2037.A)
Workshop with partners for the 2023 memorial “The Many Losses from COVID-19” organized on March 14, 2023 by the NTLM team at City Lore, New York, NY. Photographed by Eva Pedriglieri. (SP_MEM_IM.2008.A)
Creating memorial artwork inside the Historic Chapel at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Kay Turner on May 26, 2021. (SP_MEM_IM.1082.A)
Creating memorial artwork inside the Historic Chapel in Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Kay Turner on May 26, 2021. (SP_MEM_IM.1076.A)
Mazarte leads the community in dance at the activation ceremony for “We Remember: A Community COVID memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on June 8, 2021. Photographed by Kesler Pierre. (SP_MEM_IM.1952.A).
Kay Turner leads the community in naming the lost during the “We Remember: A Community COVID memorial” activation ceremony at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on June 8, 2021. Photographed by Kesler Pierre. (SP_MEM_IM.1955.A)
José “Dr. Drum” Ortiz leading the drum call at the activation ceremony for “We Remember: A Community COVID memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on June 8, 2021. Photographed by Kesler Pierre. (SP_MEM_IM.1925.A)
Procession in the rain for the memorial activation of “We Remember: A Community COVID memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, on June 8, 2021. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Kay Turner. (SP_MEM_IM.1049.A)
Memorial installation for “We Remember: A Community COVID memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from June 8–28, 2021. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Kesler Pierre. (SP_MEM_IM.0125.A)
Sandra Bell works on “We Remember: A Community COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from June 8–28, 2021. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Kesler Pierre. (SP_MEM_IM.0138.A)
Journalists from the City’s Missing Them project install their memorial panel in “We Remember: A Community COVID Memorial” at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY, up from June 8–28, 2021. Created by The City. Photographed by Kesler Pierre. (SP_MEM_IM.0136.A)
Megan Paradis Hanley and Ellen Lippman installing the memorial on Valentino Pier, Brooklyn, NY, on March 25, 2021. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Natasha Gornick. (SP_MEM_IM.1687.A)
Rabbi Ellen Lippman led the ritual at the pier, and then-City Council Member Brad Lander spoke. Created by the NTLM team and installed at the Valentino Pier, Brooklyn, NY, on March 25, 2021. Photographed by Natasha Gornick. (SP_MEM_IM.1685.A)
In March 2021, we partnered with Caring Majority to make a memorial honoring the more that 15,000 people who died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. Each slip of pink or white paper represented one person. Created by the NTLM team and installed at the Valentino Pier, Brooklyn, NY, on March 25, 2021. Photographed by Natasha Gornick. (SP_MEM_IM.0029.A)
The memorial hung on the fence of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 30–November 15, 2020. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Nicky Conti. (SP_MEM_IM.0216.A)
Pedestrians at the memorial created by the NTLM team at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 30–November 15, 2020. Photographed by Nicky Conti. (SP_MEM_IM.0218.A)
The team hung memorial artwork on the trees inside the Church cemetery at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 30–November 15, 2020. Photographed by Nicky Conti. (SP_MEM_IM.0208.A)
Jenny Romaine working on the October 2020 memorial at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York, NY, up from October 30–November 15, 2020. Created by the NTLM team. Photographed by Nicky Conti. (SP_MEM_IM.0167.A)
NTLM helped set up an ofrenda and memorial slideshow for Día de Muertos at Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, NY, up from October 30–November 15, 2020. Created by the Martha Nora Zarate & others. Photographed by Elena Martinez on November 4, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.0265.A)
NTLM helped set up an ofrenda and memorial slideshow for Día de Muertos at Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, NY, up from October 30–November 15, 2020. Created by the Martha Nora Zarate & others. Photographed by Elena Martinez on November 4, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.0247.A)
Jenny Romaine created a memorial honoring transit workers in New York, at Jackie Gleason Bus Depot, Sunset Park, NY, between September 7-11, 2020. Photographed by Jenny Romaine. (SP_MEM_IM.0341.A)
Erica Ryland created a shrine with the New York Times front page naming the dead. Created in Washington, CT, between September 7-11, 2020. Photographed by Erica Ryland. (SP_MEM_IM.1173.A)
Emily Socolov sent photos of flags for the dead in Austin, Texas, between September 7-11, 2020. Photographed by Emily Socolov. (SP_MEM_IM.0355.A)
Leigh Hendrix created a memorial in at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, Indiana, PA, between September 7-11, 2020. Photographed by Leigh Hendrix. (SP_MEM_IM.1163.A)
In September 2020, we planned a distributed action and invited mourners around the country to create their own shrines and memorials between September 7-11, 2020. Flyer in Spanish, created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_IM.3681.A)
In September 2020, we planned a distributed action and invited mourners around the country to create their own shrines and memorials between September 7-11, 2020. Flyer in Chinese, created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_IM.1393.A)
In September 2020, we planned a distributed action and invited mourners around the country to create their own shrines and memorials between September 7-11, 2020. Created by the NTLM team. (SP_MEM_IM.1392.A)
The installation team built the memorial in a nearby park and then walked over to the Isabella Center to install it. In 2020, we usually did not seek official permisison for our memorials. Memorial created by the Jenny Romaine & NTLM team at Isabella Center, Washington Heights, NY, on August 10, 2020. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.3728.A)
Installation team included Jenny Romaine, Elena Martinez, Hanna Griff-Slevin, Angela Fernandez, and Megan Paradis Hanley at Isabella Center, Washington Heights, NY, on August 10, 2020. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.3724.A)
Isabella Center Memorial created by the Jenny Romain & NTLM team, Washington Heights, NY, on August 10, 2020. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.3731.A)
Names of those who died in nursing homes were hard to find in 2020, so this memorial cited the number of people lost in nursing homes around the country. Created by the Jenny Romaine & NTLM team for installation at Isabella Center, Washington Heights, NY on August 10, 2020. Photographed by Elena Martinez. (SP_MEM_IM.1358.A)
Fund Excluded Workers memorial altar created by the NTLM team & protest attendees at Madison Square Park, Midtown, NY on July 16, 2020. Photographed by Lyra Monteiro. (SP_MEM_IM.0075.A)
NTLM installed a memorial space as part of the Fast to Fund Excluded Workers, led by the Recovery4All coalition. Created by the NTLM team & protest attendees at Madison Square Park, Midtown, NY on July 16, 2020. Photographed by Mary Feaster. (SP_MEM_IM.0077.A)
24 hour vigil online, from May 20-21, 2020, planned by NYC organizers to read the names of those lost to COVID-19. Created by the Naming the Lost coalition. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.3721.A)
Memorial Day Action: The Queens memorial installation was part of a larger action by Make the Road New York, calling for rent cancellation, including excluded workers in the recovery bill, and freeing incarcerated people who were particularly susceptible to COVID-19. Make the Road also projected names of the dead onto a building near Corona Plaza. Memorial created by Make the Road New York at Corona Plaza, Queens, NY on May 21, 2020. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.0378.A)
Memorial Day Action: Queens installation with Make the Road New York. Memorial created by Make the Road New York at Corona Plaza, Queens, NY on May 21, 2020. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.0064.A)
Rachel McCullough and Mary Feaster installing the memorial outside Verrazano Nursing Home Verrazano Nursing Home, Staten Island, NY, on May 20, 2020. Memorial created by Mary Feaster, Rachel McCullough, and Megan Paradis Hanley. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.1347.A)
Memorial Day Action: Staten Island memorial outside Verrazano Nursing Home. Memorial created by Mary Feaster, Rachel McCullough, and Megan Paradis Hanley at Verrazano Nursing Home, Staten Island, NY, on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Megan Paradis Hanley. (SP_MEM_IM.1352.A)
Memorial Day Action: Manhattan. Memorial created by Jenny Romaine and others at Seward Park Extension, Ridge St. & Broome St., New York, NY. Photographed by Erik McGregor on May 20, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.1661.A)
Memorial Day action: Manhattan install team. Memorial created by Jenny Romaine and others at Seward Park Extension, Ridge St. & Broome St., New York, NY, on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1660.A)
Memorial Day action: Jenny Romaine and memorial maker install the Manhattan memorial at NYC Housing Authority’s Seward Park Extension on the Lower East Side, New York, NY on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1638.A)
Artwork added to the 2020 Green-Wood Memorial by an unknown contributor on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Alexa Aviles on June 10, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.1470.A)
Artwork added to the 2020 Green-Wood Memorial by an unknown contributor on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Alexa Aviles on May 30, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.1398.A)
Artwork added to the 2020 Green-Wood Memorial by an unknown contributor on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Alexa Aviles on May 25, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.1408.A)
Artwork added to the 2020 Green-Wood Memorial by an unknown contributor on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Alexa Aviles on May 25, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.1407.A)
Artwork added to the 2020 Green-Wood Memorial by an unknown contributor at on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Alexa Aviles on May 24, 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.1429.A)
Memorial Day Action: Brooklyn installation team. Memorial created by Alexa Avilés and community at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1674.A)
Butterfly template honoring Abraham and Eva Candelaria, who both died of COVID-19. Memorial created by Alexa Avilés and community at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1673.A)
An adult, a young person, and a dog pass the 2020 Green-Wood memorial on 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY on May 20, 2020. Memorial created by Alexa Avilés and community. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1672.A)
Memorials included materials for passers-by to add the names of their loved ones. Memorial created by Alexa Avilés and community at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1671.A)
Brooklyn memorial installation. Memorial created by Alexa Avilés and community at Green-Wood, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1669.A)
Alexa Avilés installs the first memorial at Green-Wood Cemetery, 25th St. & 5th ave., Brooklyn, NY. Memorial created by Alexa Avilés and community on May 20, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1665.A)
Bronx memorial installation team: Elena Martinez, Bobby Sanabria, Luis Pagan, Leenda Bonilla, Ed Alvarez, & Martha Zarate. Memorial created at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, NY on May 19, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1631.A)
“My friend who used to be the head of the EMS union talked to the head of the EMS station to make sure we were okay. The police still stopped by and said it was Jacobi property, not EMS property—but they were nice and said they would just touch base with Jacobi—hopefully all will be okay.” – email from Elena Martinez to the NTLM team. Memorial created by Elena Martinez, Leenda Bonilla, Luis Pagan, Martha Zarate, Ed Alvarez, Bobby Sanabria, and others at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, NY on May 19, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1630.A)
Memorial-makers wrote names of the dead on paper masks. Memorial created by Elena Martinez, Leenda Bonilla, Luis Pagan, Martha Zarate, Ed Alvarez, Bobby Sanabria, and others at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, NY on May 19, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1627.A)
Martha Zarate installing the memorial at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, NY. Memorial created by Elena Martinez, Leenda Bonilla, Luis Pagan, Martha Zarate, Ed Alvarez, Bobby Sanabria, and others on May 19, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1619.A)
Handmade butterfly nameplates honoring individuals who had died of COVID-19. Memorial created by Elena Martinez, Leenda Bonilla, Luis Pagan, Martha Zarate, Ed Alvarez, Bobby Sanabria, and others at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, NY on May 19, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1618.A)
Bronx team installing the first memorial at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, NY. Memorial created by Elena Martinez, Leenda Bonilla, Luis Pagan, Martha Zarate, Ed Alvarez, Bobby Sanabria, and others on May 19, 2020. Photographed by Erik McGregor. (SP_MEM_IM.1616.A)
Banners for the first Naming the Lost installation in Arabic, Spanish, English, Mandarin, and Yiddish. Created by Jenny Romaine & artists at Building Stories in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Jenny Romaine in May 2020. (SP_MEM_IM.3676.A)
