Archive of News (2020)
Trump’s Back to School COVID Bullying Echoes EPA 9/11 Happy Talk
The recent flip of the off-on again switch by the 9/11 Memorial over its annual display of two parallel beacons of light in lower Manhattan prompted the Daily News to suggest…
Trump signs bill giving COVID-19 benefits to sickened first responders
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an expansion of the federal first responders benefits program to include disability or death from COVID-19 among the criteria for payments.
Special Master’s Message—Clarification on VCF Registration and Claim Filing Deadlines
Dear Friends: I wanted to reach out directly and clarify some confusion that has arisen in recent days about September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (“VCF”) deadlines.
PTSD and Depressive Symptoms as Potential Mediators of the Association between World Trade Center Exposure and Subjective Cognitive Concerns in Rescue/Recovery Workers
We observed that World Trade Center (WTC) exposure, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and depressive symptoms were associated with subjective cognitive concerns in Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) rescue/recovery workers.
Queens assemblywoman passes bill to revive September 11th Workers Protection Task Force
Nearly 20 years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato passed legislation that would revive and extend the September 11th Workers Protection Task Force.
9/11 Victims Have Until Next July To Apply For Victim Compensation Fund
The deadline for 9/11 survivors to apply for benefits under the Victim Compensation Fund is fast approaching.
Researchers Conclude 9/11 WTC Exposure Can Cause Dementia
Conclude Exposure Affected Blood in Way Similar To Alzheimer’s
Special Master’s Message on the Anniversary of the Signing of the VCF Permanent Authorization Act
Today we mark the first anniversary of President Trump’s signing of H.R. 1327, the “Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.”
Longtime NJ Firefighter Rich Kubler, Who Assisted the Rescue Efforts at Ground Zero, Remembered as a Hero
Abraham Lincoln once said, “It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
Further evidence World Trade Center responders are at risk for dementia
New studies indicate that World Trade Center (WTC) first responders are at risk for developing dementia.