John Beckmann, a Manhattan-based architect who floated a 2021 proposal for a COVID-19 memorial that featured installing 12 towers of light throughout Hart Island to be illuminated at a designated time of year, said it’s “unfortunate” the bill is languishing.
“It’s taken a lot of time for people to recover psychologically from what we’ve all been through, so it doesn’t surprise me that it’s taking people time to unwind,” he said. “But now is as good a time as any.”
https://nypost.com/2025/03/29/us-news/nyc-nowhere-close-to-building-covid-memorial-its-disgusting/