Archive of News (2020)

Fallen FDNY firefighters from LI to be honored on memorial wall

Four FDNY firefighters from Long Island who answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001, and later died as the result of their exposure at Ground Zero, are among the 21 names being added…

Pete King’s search for FDNY health program funding

Weeks after it came to light that the New York Fire Department’s World Trade Center health program was missing nearly $4 million, local elected officials still are trying to get the money back.

9/11 heroes deserve better

9/11 heroes deserve better

Trump administration will not take additional money from FDNY’s 9/11 treatment program; unclear if $3.7M will be returned

Trump administration will not take additional money from FDNY’s 9/11 treatment program; unclear if $3.7M will be returned

Fairview honors volunteer firefighter who died from 9/11-related illness

A volunteer firefighter was honored after succumbing to cancer related to his time helping at the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Three Paterson retirees approved for World Trade Center disability pensions

Two retired city police officers and one former firefighter have been approved for special disability pension status under a state law covering first responders who participated in the rescue, recovery and cleanup operations…

Trump Administration Removed $4M Meant for FDNY WTC Health Screening

The decision by the Trump Administration to divert millions of dollars from the Fire Department’s World Trade Center health-screening program has been denounced by a bipartisan group of New York Members of Congress…

An Introduction to Probabilistic Record Linkage with a Focus on Linkage Processing for WTC Registries

Since its post-World War II inception, the science of record linkage has grown exponentially and is used across industrial, governmental, and academic agencies.

Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites

Search and rescue dogs used during the 9/11 attacks lived as long as dogs not at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, a new study finds.