Archive of News (2019)
New Memorial Area Dedicated at World Trade Center Site
Family members of World Trade Center recovery workers who died after digging through its smoldering ruins took part in dedication ceremony Thursday for a new section of the Sept. 11 memorial.
Judge dismisses former Utica fire chief’s lawsuit against city
A state Supreme Court judge ruled this week to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the city of Utica by its former fire Chief Russell Brooks.
Honor overdue: The 9/11 Memorial finally pays tribute to men and women sickened by the toxic air at Ground Zero
May 30, 2002, saw the Last Column reverently carried out from the World Trade Center site, marking the end of the recovery phase at Ground Zero.
9/11 Memorial Finally Pays Tribute to Responders Sickened by the Toxic Air at Ground Zero
The dedication is fittingly the anniversary of the recovery’s end: May 30.
Changing Rules to Cover NJ First Responders Who Volunteered on 9/11
Many weren’t acting in the line of duty, but volunteer first responders at the World Trade Center site are now seriously ill and ‘accidental disability’ would ensure their health coverage.
City officials urge feds to extend funding for 9/11 victims’ fund
A group of New Yorkers made it clear Wednesday that New York is behind federal legislation that would guarantee victims of 9/11 get the help they need.
Honor overdue: The 9/11 Memorial finally pays tribute to men and women sickened by the toxic air at Ground Zero
May 30, 2002, saw the Last Column reverently carried out from the World Trade Center site, marking the end of the recovery phase at Ground Zero.
Seventeen years later, the toll is mounting: One post-9/11 volunteer calls on Congress to re-up and fully fund the Victim Compensation Fund
“You will feel a pinch,” said the nurse, as he guided the catheter into a raised vein on my left wrist.
Changing Rules to Cover NJ First Responders Who Volunteered on 9/11
Many weren’t acting in the line of duty, but volunteer first responders at the World Trade Center site are now seriously ill and ‘accidental disability’ would ensure their health coverage.
Politicians and unions rally for reauthorization of the 9/11 fund
In the days and weeks following September 11, 2001, an estimated 400,000 people were in lower Manhattan breathing in the deadly dust and debris.