NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The 9/11 Tribute Museum re-opened on Tuesday, in a larger space a few blocks away from the temporary location that opened near the World Trade Center in 2006.
The exhibits at the museum opened with a familiar voice — 1010 WINS anchor Lee Harris speaking over the airwaves on the morning of the attack.
READ MORE: Nightmare In Manville, NJ As Homes And A Business Explode In Ida's Aftermath; Family Grateful To Be AliveThe exhibits delve into what Museum President Lee Ielpi called one of the darkest days in history.
“And that’s 9/11, you’re gonna see the events of 9/11, in artifacts and in videos you’re gonna feel it,” he said.
READ MORE: New Yorker On A Mission To Help Delivery Worker Caught On Video Wading Through Floodwater During IdaMuseum CEO Jennifer Adams told 1010 WINS’ Al Jones that they hope to encourage visitors to get involved back home.
“And hopefully that builds that ripple and plants that seed of service that continues to grow and does great things around the world,” she said.
MORE NEWS: Deadly Flooding From Ida Remnants Prompts Renewed Scrutiny Over Safety Of Basement Apartments In New YorkThe new museum is a few blocks south of ground zero.
