In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama has touched down in New York this Thursday morning to lay a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial. Along with his many other stops in the Big Apple, the President is set to meet with the families of Sept. 11 victims and meet with firefighters at a Midtown firehouse that lost 15 men on Sept. 11.
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Security measures are on high alert as the Obama visits Ground Zero. Like everytime Obama visits a city, expect delays and street closings. In New York, expect the PATH trains service to be suspended, extra police presence, plain clothes officers and sharp shooters.
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President Barack Obama speaks to members of the New York City Fire Department at the Engine 54 firehouse on May 5, 2011 in New York City. The engine 54 firehouse lost 15 men during the attack on 9/11. President Obama will lay a wreath during a ceremony at the World Trade Center site later in the day.
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President shaking hands with the first responders.
President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.
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President Barack Obama (R) bows his head during a moment of silence during a wreath laying ceremony at Ground Zero, after Osama bin Laden was killed.
President Barack Obama (R) bows his head during a moment of silence during a wreath laying ceremony at Ground Zero, after Osama bin Laden was killed.
President Barack Obama (2nd R) carries a wreath with police and firefighters during a wreath laying ceremony at Ground Zero after Osama bin Laden was killed.
