NYC Council allocates $1 million for student visits to 9/11 museum

The New York City Council has allocated $1 million to help students visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and learn about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.“I’m very happy to hear that the City Council is recognizing the need for our next generation to understand what happened on 9/11, and to understand the impact that it caused,” Natan Mandelbaum, a paramedic who worked as a first responder during the attacks, told JNS. “‘Never forget’ isn’t just a statement. It requires action.”Julie Menin, speaker of the City Council, announced the funding outside the museum on Thursday. The funding, included in the council’s fiscal year 2027 budget, will provide free guided, self-guided and virtual field trips for New York City students, with a focus on eighth-grade classes, as well as expanded educational programming.“As we approach the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, it is more important than ever that a new generation of New…
The New York City Council has allocated $1 million in its fiscal year 2027 budget to enable students to visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Announced by Council Speaker Julie Menin outside the museum on Thursday, the funding will provide free guided, self-guided, and virtual field trips for NYC students, particularly focusing on eighth-grade classes, and expand educational programming. The initiative aims to ensure that a new generation understands the events of September 11, 2001, as nearly one-third of Americans were born after the attacks or are too young to remember them. Menin stated, "it is more important than ever that a new generation of New Yorkers understands what happened that day and carries forward the stories of those we lost." Paramedic Natan Mandelbaum commented, "'Never forget' isn't just a statement. It requires action."
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