Archive of News (2013)
Health, economic benefits available to those exposed to 9/11 toxins; thousands still eligible
New York officials on Monday urged people who may have been affected by the 9/11 attacks to apply for economic benefits before an October deadline.
Advocates, Scientists Fail To Reach Agreement On Possible 9/11 Cancer Links
City Council members were looking for definitive answers Monday, during a Lower Manhattan hearing on whether there is a link between September 11th debris and cancer rates among first responders.
New York State to Outsource World Trade Center Claims Handling
As of June 24, the New York State Workers Compensation Board will no longer handle benefit applications to the World Trade Center Volunteer Fund
200 mourn NYPD cop ‘Nicky’ Finelli at Hawthorne funeral
A 30-year veteran of the New York City Police Department who died from what doctors said was cancer related to his search-and-recovery work at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks was remembered as passionate, caring and honest…
Gay firefighter, first responder to Pentagon on 9/11, dies
Phillip Curtis McKee III, a businessman, stained glass artist and firefighter who was among the first to respond to the fire at the Pentagon caused by the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack, died May 31…
Nicholas Finelli, NYPD officer from Hawthorne, died of 9/11-related cancer, family says
Nicholas Finelli, a former New York City police officer who was among the first responders to the World Trade Center terror attacks on 9/11, died Saturday from cancer that his family believes he developed at the site.
Kidney donor for hero
A 9/11 hero in desperate need of a kidney transplant has been rescued by a big-hearted anonymous donor.
9/11 cancer kills cop, 60
Nicholas Finelli, a 30-year NYPD veteran, died yesterday of esophageal cancer related to the 9/11 attacks. He was 60. Finelli worked in the 43rd Precinct in The Bronx and was a member of the NYPD Traffic Squad Benevolent Association.
Peeved SI pol in 9/11 diss
Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm is refusing to back a bill that would end the sequestration of 9/11 victims’ compensation funds because he wasn’t invited to a press conference, according to an organizer.
Widow of NYPD detective killed by cancer fighting for 9/11 benefits
Ten years after cancer-stricken NYPD Det. Thomas Weiner received a promotion on his deathbed from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, his family is still fighting for recognition that he died from working at Ground Zero.