Archive of News (2023)
Bill could force companies to notify 9/11 survivors about health programs, but one group is left out
The group that is not included: students.
9/11 line-of-duty benefits: A widow’s 3-year fight
Heather Ward and her son Andrew, then 11, were left without Danny Ward’s police pension and health benefits when the retired officer died suddenly on February 17, 2020.
Total number of FDNY members who’ve died from a 9/11-related illness nearly equals how many died at Ground Zero: officials
341 FDNY members have now died of Ground Zero-related illnesses, nearly equaling the death toll for city smoke eaters that perished in the 2001 terror attack.
FDNY chaplain suffering from 9/11 illness comforts those facing the same fate; ‘Now, I’m one of them’
Msgr. John Delendick is facing a death caused by the toxic soup that swirled around lower Manhattan in the days and weeks after the Sept, 11, 2001, attacks.
WTC 911 Responders Continue to Need Monitoring of PTSD, Cognitive Status
Previous research has shown that some responders may be experiencing cognitive difficulties earlier in life than the general population.
Hochul expected to sign 9/11 Notice Act on 22nd anniversary
The bill would require businesses that operated near Ground Zero during 9/11 to notify employees who worked in downtown Manhattan at the time that they could be eligible for federal benefits.
9/11 health group files Freedom of Information request on Rudy Giuliani and toxic air at Ground Zero
“Twenty-two years is too long to not know the truth,” said Benjamin Chevat, the group’s executive director.
Go behind the scenes at Rutgers’ World Trade Center Health Program
News 12’s Brian Donohue visited the World Trade Center Health Program at Rutgers University, where 5,000 people are being treated by a team led by a beloved doctor.
“You’re as Sick as Your Secrets”: Will Eric Adams Be the Mayor Who Releases 9/11 Docs?
Twenty-two years ago Mayor Adams, as he frequently mentions, was a cop who served at the World Trade Center site after the attacks.
Health issues continue to plague 9/11 responders and survivors
Short- and long-term health issues have plagued people who found themselves in lower Manhattan and in the northern parts of Brooklyn on the day the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers collapsed.