New York Post

9/11 shop a cheap ‘charity’

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Another 9/11 gift shop wants a piece of the action, but the charities it claims to benefit have gotten a pittance of the proceeds.

Photograph­er Gary Suson charges tourists $25 admission to his little “Ground Zero Museum Workshop,” in a loft in the Meatpackin­g District — the same as an adult ticket price for the new 9/11 Museum.

Now Suson, who sells souvenirs on site, has launched an online gift store hawking his book of photograph­s ($49), posters ($25) and Tshirts ($32), among other items.

Suson was allowed to take photos of firefighte­rs at the Ground Zero pile.

He bills himself the “official photograph­er” for the Uniformed Firefighte­rs Associatio­n, but the union warned him years ago to stop claiming that title.

His museum features his photos and various artifacts removed from the disaster site, including glass fragments from Twin Tower windows, a clock frozen in time and a piece of airplane fuselage.

Suson advertises “a portion of the proceeds” goes to charity, but his IRS tax forms report a paltry 3.1 percent of revenues was spent on “grants” in 2011.

The museum reported $391,090 in revenues, but only $12,278 in grants. The recipients are not named. did not return repeated phone calls and emails.

Susan Edelman

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