Five years later, NYC unveils 9/11 Memorial Hole: “I firmly believe, as does every person here, that this deep, empty hole has come to stand not only for the New York City of today, but also for the transformation of the entire United States since Sept. 11, 2001,” said Reverend Charles Bourne. I’ve gazed into this hole the last couple times I’ve been to New York, and I have to agree.