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Small museum known for ground zero tours could shut in weeks

Somer of the ceramic tiles that hung on a fence in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood for 11 years, are displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) The helmet and turnout coat of a New City Fire Department firefighter, and other artifacts from the Sept, 11, 2001 attacks at the World Trader Center, are displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) A 2017 architectural model of the World Trade Center, right, is displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Photos of people who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks are displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Parts of New York City Police Department vehicles, and recovered other items, are displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Items recovered from Ground Zero, including two .357 Magnum revolvers encrusted in melted concrete, center, are displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Gear of first responders, including a Chief Medical Examiner's jacket, Is displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) A twisted steel beam from the World Trade Center is displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) A plush toy sits on the counter of the souvenir section at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) A plea for financial support is posted in the window of the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Pedestrians pass the 9/11 Tribute Museum, in New York, Monday, March 21, 2022. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is now the 9/11 Tribute Museum, is poised to close within weeks, its leaders say, barring a last-minute rescue from millions of dollars in debt and a plan to meet future needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)