In support of Ukraine, on March 14 2022, Bayonne, NJ covered Putin’s name on the “Tear Drop” 9/11 memorial

 “We will never take down this monument,” Mayor Jimmy Davis said in a statement posted to social media. “We have, however, taken steps to cover the name of Putin, due to his recent actions against the people of Ukraine.”

To the Struggle Against World Terrorism, it’s official name, was created in stone 17 years ago by Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli. The monument is located at the end of the former Military Ocean Terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

The mayor directed Tommy Cotter, the city’s director of public works, to cover Putin’s name on two plaques, where it appears in both English and Cryllic. “Basically what’s happening in Ukraine right now is like a form of terrorism, the invasion of that country,” Cotter told NBC New York news.

An impressive monument, it is inscribed with the names of the 9/11 victims and was a gift from the people of Russia.