9/11 Museum: Ten years on

Still all politics all the time, which means still no completed Museum. Read on:

Petty political bickering puts 9/11 Museum at standstill


June 24, 2012 David Seifman

This is getting to be an embarrassment.

The battle between Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg over funding of the 9/11 Museum has entered its 10th month with no resolution in sight, despite optimistic statements from both sides just a couple of weeks ago that a deal was near.

In the meantime, work on the historic project has ground to a virtual halt.

Thousands of visitors from around the world who swarm to the haunting 9/11 memorial every day were supposed to be able to visit the accompanying museum starting in September. That opening has been pushed back indefinitely.

One insider said questions about whether the Port Authority or the museum foundation should be responsible for an estimated $150 million in infrastructure costs has narrowed to as little as $5 million that’s still in dispute.

“It’s a joke,” said the insider. “You’re dealing with $11 billion in construction [at the World Trade Center site], and they can’t get past this $5 million?”

Other larger numbers have also been tossed around. But they appear not to be major stumbling blocks.

“We’re down to a few things, a very small amount of money where we disagree,” the mayor announced on June 6.

The Post reported last week that Cuomo is holding the museum’s funding hostage out of distress that his dad, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, was treated shabbily at last year’s 10th anniversary Ground Zero ceremony....

You just know there is more to this bs. Go here.

Note to the politicians dragging their heels: Enough already! This is NOT all about you. Get your fingers out and do what needs to be done to ensure that our 9/11 families have a Museum to be proud of.