The NYC AIDS Memorial has resumed construction, with the recent delivery from Argentina of the latticed steel trellis and canopy defining the memorial’s footprint, at the intersection of Greenwich Ave. and W. 12th St. The numerous curved granite flooring panels have been cut, and are currently being engraved with portions of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” selected by artist Jenny Holzer. It doesn’t look like too much right now, with only some major support beams have been put up so far. But before long, the memorial will have taken shape, with its projected completion presently set for mid-November. “The memorial canopy sculpture is being installed over the next few weeks, and then the stone goes down after,” said Christopher Tepper, founder and executive director of the AIDS Memorial Committee. “All the work at this point is on site.” As first reported by The Villager in May, the city has named the location the NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle — a.k.a. N.Y.C.A.M.P.S.V.T.?
