The museum and memorial are at the World Trade Center site . The memorial opened last year , but a budget dispute halted work on the museum . Located at the site of the former World Trade Center , the National September 11 Memorial has two huge , square fountains that mark the footprints of the World Trade Center towers that flow into granite reflecting pools at the center of the eight-acre , tree-lined plaza . New York City 's mayor and the state 's governor say the issue has been resolved . Mayor Bloomberg says work will resume soon ` ` and will not stop until the museum is completed ''
The museum and memorial are at the World Trade Center site . The memorial opened last year , but a budget dispute halted work on the museum . New York City 's mayor and the state 's governor say the issue has been resolved . Mayor Bloomberg says work will resume soon ` ` and will not stop until the museum is completed ''