Archive of News (2004)
In a Speck of 9/11 Dust, a World of Chaos
When David Scharf first examined dust that another photographer had scooped up from her quarantined apartment 350 feet from the collapsed World Trade Center, he was a bit spooked.
A Return to Sending; Post Office, Polluted on Sept. 11, Is Back in Business
What could be more welcome than a line at a post office window? Ordinarily, the sight causes hearts to sink. But at Church Street Station, New York, N.Y. 10007, it is a hopeful milestone, a sign that one more piece of the public realm in Lower Manhattan — a vital and quite beautiful piece — has returned to life.
A Return to Sending; Post Office, Polluted on Sept. 11, Is Back in Business
What could be more welcome than a line at a post office window? Ordinarily, the sight causes hearts to sink. But at Church Street Station, New York, N.Y. 10007, it is a hopeful milestone, a sign that one more piece of the public realm in Lower Manhattan — a vital and quite beautiful piece — has returned to life.
Many Who Served on 9/11 Press Fight for Compensation
It is in places like Judge Mark Solomon’s workers’ compensation courtroom in Brooklyn that lingering questions about the health consequences of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center are fought over day after day.
Many Who Served on 9/11 Press Fight for Compensation
It is in places like Judge Mark Solomon’s workers’ compensation courtroom in Brooklyn that lingering questions about the health consequences of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center are fought over day after day.
Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Health Report On Ground Zero
A report on the exposure of workers and residents near ground zero to toxic dust and chemicals provided new details on health problems they face.
Health Report On Ground Zero
A report on the exposure of workers and residents near ground zero to toxic dust and chemicals provided new details on health problems they face. The report, based on a study conducted by six research centers on behalf of federal and city government agencies, published in this month’s issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, found that fragments of glass and pulverized cement, breathed first by firefighters and later by cleanup workers, had caused severe coughs and asthma.
City May Bear $350 Million In 9/11 Claims
New York City may be liable for up to $350 million in medical claims as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
City May Bear $350 Million In 9/11 Claims
New York City may be liable for up to $350 million in medical claims as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
Panel Is Split on Ways to Retest Air in Homes Near Ground Zero
A panel of experts began its critical review yesterday of the federal government’s cleanup of Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center, and immediately found itself torn between the needs of science and the health concerns of residents.