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the Daily Plant, when news spread that the Titanic was sinking and crews began filling lifeboats with women and children, Ida Straus declined a spot on a lifeboat, choosing to stay with her husband instead. The park includes a monument and floral bed (that was once a reflecting pool) dedicated to the Strauses. ” data-id=”113429180″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/15517_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.13429180″/> Photo Credit: Christa Lopez
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parks department, Stead died while helping others aboard the sinking ship. The memorial is a copy of the original by British sculptor George James Frampton, which is set into a wall on London’s Embankment promenade on the Thames River.” data-id=”113429483″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/15521_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.13429483″/> Photo Credit: Christa Lopez
the hotel’s website, the surviving crew from the Titanic held a memorial there four days after the ship sank. ” data-id=”113429541″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/15523_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.13429541″/> Photo Credit: Christa Lopez
Green-Wood cemetery is a resting place for several of the Titanic’s survivors and victims, including Wyckoff Van Derhoef, who lived in Brooklyn and died when the ship sank, according to the cemetery’s website. ” data-id=”111687026″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/15525_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.11687026″/> Photo Credit: Polly Higgins
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On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic, killing more than 1,500 of its passengers and crew.
If it hadn’t collided with an iceberg, the ship would have completed its maiden voyage right here in New York City.
The surviving passengers and crew were brought to the city after being rescued from the sea, and prominent New Yorkers who perished on the ship were memorialized in many ways.
To mark the 105th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, amNewYork took a look at some of the places to memorialize the Titanic in New York City.