9/11 Memorial & Museum offering free monthly Mondays for New Yorkers starting in June
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum in September. Credit: Ed Quinn
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is offering free admission to New York State residents on the first Monday of each month starting June 3.
The museum, which opened 10 years ago at Ground Zero to memorialize nearly 3,000 people killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, is looking to expand access.
Thousands of first responders sickened during the nine-month rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero are also recognized at the museum. Officials said about two-thirds of first responders who worked on the pile suffer from chronic illnesses and 9/11-related cancers.
The free admission for New Yorkers was launched by the museum’s Visionary Network Leadership Council, including survivors, along with the children of 9/11 victims or those killed by 9/11-related illness, and veterans who were inspired to serve after the attacks.
“We have found strength and healing in the place where the world changed. The 9/11 Memorial Museum, located in the footprints of the Twin Towers, tells not only the stories of those killed, but also of the resilience, purpose, and even hope that began to emerge the day after, on 9/12,” read a statement from the leadership council. “The Museum affirms who we are as New Yorkers and as Americans.”
Officials said expanding access to the museum will allow New Yorkers to “reconnect with the feeling of community and cohesion that blanketed our city and nation in the wake of 9/11.”
Tickets can be reserved at 911memorial.org/firstmondays for New York residents, who are required to show a valid ID before entering the museum.
Admission is always free to family members of those lost as a result of the terrorist attacks, and others eligible under the World Trade Center Health Program.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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