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Through its Public Records Access Officer, Outgoing Adams Administration Orders Document Response by February 27, Leaving Issue to Mayor-Elect Mamdani

Mayor-elect Mamdani should commit his administration to full cooperation with the City Council-ordered DOI investigation of the 9/11 documents.

Open the WTC files: Zohran Mamdani must release all World Trade Center records the city holds

Twenty five years of a coverup over what city officials knew of the health hazards at Ground Zero and when they knew it is long enough.

What World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program study found about PTSD in 9/11 first responders

The old, yet lingering stigmas surrounding mental health treatment among first responders delayed Klein — a retired detective specialist with the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit — and others from receiving the help they needed.

Garbarino Highlights 2025 Accomplishments: Delivering Results for Long Island

Protecting 9/11 first responders and survivors remained a top priority throughout the year. Congressman Garbarino continued to work to fully fund and safeguard the World Trade Center Health Program.

Imaging Study Reveals Brain Changes in WTC Responders With Chronic PTSD

A new brain imaging study led by researchers at Stony Brook University has uncovered measurable physical changes in the brain structures of WTC responders who have chronic PTSD.

Mayor delays release of documents on toxic WTC air for 10th time

Under its current timeline, the city now has until March of next year to produce documents pertaining to the FOIL request.

Sickened but Still Standing: Paul Eliacin’s Ground Zero Story 25 Years After 9/11

Three days after the September 11, 2001, attack, Paul wasn’t watching the tragedy unfold from a TV screen. He was there at Ground Zero as a First Responder. With his camera in hand.

Brain structural changes linked to chronic PTSD in World Trade Center responders

New research among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has uncovered measurable physical changes in their brain structure.

Adams pushes release of 9/11 air quality documents to Mamdani

A records request more than two years old about the city’s response to the air quality concerns after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will not be answered by Mayor Eric Adams, who was an NYPD lieutenant at the time.

9/11 advocates call on NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani to release docs on Ground Zero toxins

Facing a 10th postponement on releasing the records from the Adams administration, members of 9/11 Health Watch and attorneys for survivors are hoping Mamdani will finally put out the documents when he takes office.