De Blasio seeks federal funds to lower 9/11 museum fee

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking for federal funding to help lower the price of admission at the National September 11th Memorial Museum.

The price was set this week at $24 a ticket for adults when the museum opens in May.

The memorial does not receive any federal funding at this time, and the admission price is the only way to keep the museum up and running.

The mayor says the museum deserves substantial government funding. "What could be a more nationally important site than this? It's a national tragedy and people come from all over the country, all over the world, to see it," said de Blasio.

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