[FocusNexus]

Longer article with more detail:

USS New York To Be Christened At Northrop Grumman

"Cmdr. Curtis Jones will captain the vessel once it's sent out to sea.

Cmdr. Jones happens to be from New York. So he realizes what the USS New York and 9/11 mean to his city, and to the country. "It's always an honor to get command of a ship. But to get command of this ship, being from New York, it's an honor beyond pale, and extremely difficult to put into words," he said. "

[ErnBatavia]

Too bad most New York voters have forgotten about 9/11.