369th ribboncutting! The end!

This is it for the 369th! Today was the ribboncutting ceremony (actually more of an unveiling, no ribbons were physically cut). Quite a few people showed up, around 150 maybe. Various elected officials vied with each other to take credit for the project. Parks Commissioner Benepe was there to run the show. Overall it was a good end to an intense but interesting project. The vets seemed very happy, which is really the most important thing in the end.

Some photos from the ceremony...
















left, Eddie the GC; middle, Joe, main subcontractor; right, some weirdo.




























the two towers... you can see the empire state way down 5th ave.



























color guard ceremony... included french colors with la marseilles played

























parks commissioner benepe speaking. he does a pretty good job.

























French consul-general Francois Delattre speaking. He was also quite good, eloquently expressed gratitude to the US and the 369th for their service to his country.






















the local news cameras were rolling.




























Nicholas was more interested in the 5th Ave pavement. But how many 11-month olds do you know that have sat down to play in the middle of 5th Ave?



























So that's it.. yet another new place in NYC has been created for use by its denizens. I hope they enjoy it!