I went to the first anniversary event in 2002 and Bloomberg was mayor and was in attendance.
Students and performers formed the eye of mithras in the stadium as the crowds were watching. At first I thought it was the eye of Ra or some Egyptian non-sense but then I sat down with my catholic priest and we zoned in on the sun/mithras symbology.
Why pay a tribute to Mithras on the first anniversary.
Then years later I connected it when it was in the news that our mini Mike bought a property in London where the basement had an altar to the cult of Mithras in LONDINIUM
Sing with me:
Londinium, Londinium, Londinium, Jesus will come to judge you and raise the righteous and condemn the damned permanently