Archive of News (2018)

9/11 Victims Compensation Fund set to close in 2020

People with health issues related to time they spent near Ground Zero after 9/11 have a little over two years left to take advantage of a federal compensation fund.

Experts: Deaths from 9/11-related illnesses to surpass toll from attacks

A growing number of Sept. 11 first responders and survivors are developing illnesses and dying from diseases related to their contact with toxic dust and debris at Ground Zero.

Those Who Suspect They Have World Trade Center-Related Illnesses Urged To Sign Up For Government Programs

On Tuesday the country will mark 17 years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Port Authority Police-Union Leader: Still Pain for Families of 9/11 Cops (Free Article)

Recalls Own Ordeal and Loss of 37 Colleagues

9/11 Victims Compensation Fund set to close in 2020

People with health issues related to time they spent near Ground Zero after 9/11 have a little over two years left to take advantage of a federal compensation fund.

Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Calling on Congress to Ensure Full Funding for 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund

New Yorkers have always banded together to support the victims of the September 11 attacks, and we will never let them be forgotten.

Remembering 9/11

Compensation for First Responders, Victims Still Available

There’s help for those who helped on 9/11

Fewer than 1,000 federal agents and other employees who worked at Ground Zero or whose offices were in the federal buildings that dot lower Manhattan, have registered…

Brooklyn pol, police unions call on NYPD to loosen rules for retired cops with 9/11-related ailments to get disability pensions

Strict NYPD rules force retired cops with 9/11-related ailments to battle through red tape to prove they were present at Ground Zero in order to get disability pensions…

Families of FDNY members who died of 9/11 illnesses fight to have names listed on ‘line of duty’ memorial wall

The families of some FDNY firefighters who died of 9/11-related illnesses have begun a quiet push to get the department to change the way in which their loved ones are honored.