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9/11 Family Advocates Protest $24 Charge to Enter Museum

By Kimberly | Published: January 28, 2014

By Sarah Dorsey Chief Leader The president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum Jan. 23 announced that visitors will be charged a $24 fee to enter the museum when it opens, likely this spring. The museum foundation’s board of directors voted on the admission price last week, though a fee in that range […]

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9/11 museum officials defend $24 charge

By Kimberly | Published: January 24, 2014
Photo credit: AP Artist rendering provided by the National September 11 Memorial & Memorial shows the entrance pavilion.

By Maria Alvarez Newsday Officials at the 9/11 museum stood firm on their $24 admission charge Friday, saying the fee will keep the “world- class museum” that showcases “the best of humanity in the worst of times” open and financially secure. “I don’t think it is too much,” Joe Daniels, president of the National September […]

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Bayside street to honor cadet

By Kimberly | Published: January 6, 2014

By Sarina Trangle Times Ledger Every December, family members gather to honor Mohammad Salman Hamdani, a Bayside police cadet who died after rushing to assist at Ground Zero September 11, 2001. But when the Hamdanis marked his birthday Dec. 28, they had something to celebrate: The mayor had recently signed off on plans to name […]

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