Archive of News (2019)
AOC rallies for 9/11 compensation fund, Congress expected to back bill
The 9/11 victims compensation fund is expected to get crucial funding to help extend it for years when it finally hits Congress next week, it was announced at a Ground Zero rally on Sunday.
9/11 Memorial Glade: A monument to responders, survivors who paid for the attacks with their health
When the twin towers crumbled on Sept. 11, 2001, emergency personnel swarmed Ground Zero.
N.J. first responders who volunteered at Ground Zero could get accidental disability pensions
Bill Ricci wasn’t on duty when he and 87 other firefighters from the Clifton Fire Department took buses to and from Ground Zero to assist with rescue and recovery efforts in the days and weeks after 9/11…
Cops distinguished by valor, those who died from 9/ll-related cancer, to be honored by NYPD
Forty-seven cops who died of cancer linked to their work at Ground Zero and the Staten Island landfill after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and three cops who survived a shooting that claimed the life of a sergeant…
Council WTC Bill Would Notify DOE Staff, Pupils
Under legislation drafted by the City Council, the de Blasio administration would have to report on its efforts to notify school staff and the students who attended dozens of public schools…
What is the cost of lies?: A billboard for HBO’s “Chernobyl” brings 9/11’s toxic aftermath to mind
The government’s false claim that the “air is safe to breath” has a price even beyond the thousands of sick & dying
Memorial tribute: Horrors of 9/11 still linger
In the park where the Twin Towers once stood, a new memorial highlights the lingering impact of the September 11 attacks.
Staten Island Street Renamed To Honor 9/11 Hero
A Staten Island street has been renamed after a decorated fallen member of the NYPD.
Memorial tribute: Horrors of 9/11 still linger
In the park where the Twin Towers once stood, a new memorial highlights the lingering impact of the September 11 attacks.
Shortened leukocyte telomere length is associated with reduced pulmonary function and greater subsequent decline in function in a sample of World Trade Center responders
The objective of this study was to examine whether shorter leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is associated with more rapid pulmonary function decline in a longitudinal study of World Trade Center (WTC) responders.