Speaking at the vigil, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it is the "sacred duty" of New Yorkers to carry on the memories of those lost.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

"Those who know the history of Michael Jackson will know that when he was younger he had pimples on his face, and people were somehow talking down on him and that affected him so deeply,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.28