Archive of News (2016)
26 names, including 19 from ground zero, added to memorial
New York’s memorial for fallen police officers has added the names of 26 officers, including 19 who died from illnesses that followed their work in the toxic rubble of the World Trade Center 15 years ago.
Governor Cuomo Announces State to Ensure Continued Benefits For Volunteers With 9/11-Related Illnesses
Mechanism Set to Cover Medical Care and Lost Wages For People Who Volunteered For Rescue, Recovery and Clean-Up at World Trade Center Sites
State budget includes $9M for 9/11 healthcare
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the 2016-17 state budget includes $9 million to cover the cost of lost wages and health care expenses for volunteers who contracted illnesses at the World Trade Center site in the year after Sept. 11, 2001.
Former cop who won $3.9M for injuries he got working during 9/11 being sued by ‘predatory lender’ that gave him advance
A cop who won one of the highest financial awards for his time at Ground Zero is being sued by a company that’s charging him 66% interest on advances it gave him on that settlement.
Widow of 9/11 firefighter wins $3M pension payout
The widow of an FDNY lieutenant has scored an estimated $3 million payday after a judge ruled that “shocking and unconscionable” actions by the city denied her his rightful pension.
Kenneth Feinberg Named to Lead Terrorism Compensation Fund
The Justice Department has appointed Kenneth R. Feinberg, the lawyer who administered compensation for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, as special master to oversee a new fund to compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
Judge Grants 9/11 Death Benefits Denied in ‘Bad Faith’
Justice Richard Velasquez said the Fire Department’s pension fund and its internal medical board “continuously failed” to heed laws giving 9/11 first responders a presumption of causation to their Ground Zero work.
Gillibrand Reminds 9/11 First Responders, Survivors Of Possible Tax Relief Available Through IRS
9/11 First Responders, Survivors, and Their Families May Be Entitled to Tax Benefits
ID thefts traced to temp working at 9/11 law firm
A homeless man accused of stealing the identities of more than 20 victims got their personal information at a law firm that represents thousands of 9/11 responders, The Post has learned.
First Round of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Payments Being Made
Hundreds of September 11th first responders and survivors are getting full compensation after Congress provided funding.