NEW YORK (AP) — The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is now charging visitors who reserve passes online or over the phone a $2 service fee.
The New York Post (http://bit.ly/15csLxX ) reports the fee went into effect last month although there is no charge for admission to the memorial on the World Trade Center site. There’s also no fee for same-day passes distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Family members of some 9/11 victims say the fee violates the memorial’s mission. The father of a firefighter who died there tells the newspaper “you wouldn’t charge money to get into a cemetery.”
Memorial President Joe Daniels says the fee is necessary to help support its operations.
The memorial’s website says the reservation system is temporary until certain construction projects are finished.
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com
The New York Post (http://bit.ly/15csLxX ) reports the fee went into effect last month although there is no charge for admission to the memorial on the World Trade Center site. There’s also no fee for same-day passes distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Family members of some 9/11 victims say the fee violates the memorial’s mission. The father of a firefighter who died there tells the newspaper “you wouldn’t charge money to get into a cemetery.”
Memorial President Joe Daniels says the fee is necessary to help support its operations.
The memorial’s website says the reservation system is temporary until certain construction projects are finished.
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com