Helene, Lower Harlem, New York
I don’t think words can describe how happy I am. This is a true tribute to our country, and what we’re made of – it’s poetic, nearly 10 years later to be standing here. I feel like souls are being able to set free now.

Mamadou Bah, East New York, Brooklyn
I’m Muslim, but I never liked Osama bin Laden. He was a bad person… Islam never said you should kill people like that. I’m not happy because somebody died, but because the problem is going to finish, and there’s going to be peace in the world.

Cynthia Gaston – Crotona Park East, Bronx.
It’s a relief. Hopefully all the troops, everyone fighting out there, can finally come back. It’s a good feeling to see how [patriotic] people are when something like this happens, seeing everyone out here like this and how much pride people have.

Olga Delgado, Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
I’m so happy they finally got him. I feel relieved for all these people that died in this place, 10 years ago. And I’m very proud of what the soldiers and this country are doing.

Lawrence Mantrone, Valley Stream, Long Island.
I’m very glad that he’s gone. I think it shows that, no matter who you are or what resources you have, that you can’t escape justice in the end.

Hanreatte Hanreatt, Norway
I’m disappointed. We don’t have the death penalty in Norway. I don’t really think it was the right thing to kill him. They should have just taken him to prison.