ToplineThe Department of Defense cancelled a planned flyover above New York City on Friday, the U.S. Navy confirmed in a statement Friday, after the decision to fly a low-flying plane over the city was widely criticized as tone-deaf on the 19th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. People attend a 9/11 memorial service at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum on September ... [+] 11, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty ImagesKey FactsAn F-18 jet was scheduled to fly above the New York City area at 2,500 feet Friday at 3:30 PM, New York City Emergency Management announced on Thursday. According to NY1, City Hall sent a formal request to the Department of Defense to cancel the flyover, and they were notified Friday it had been cancelled. Further ReadingPlanned 9/11 military flyover prompts outrage; Mayor Bill de Blasio calls it ‘inappropriate’ (Staten Island Advance)Cuomo Reignites Annual 9/11 Tribute Lights (Forbes)‘Pure Evil’: Report On Trump Administration Draining Fund For FDNY’s 9/11 Responders Draws Outrage (Forbes)

Source: Forbes September 11, 2020 15:46 UTC