Archive of News (2025)
Imaging Study Reveals Brain Changes in WTC Responders With Chronic PTSD
A new brain imaging study led by researchers at Stony Brook University has uncovered measurable physical changes in the brain structures of WTC responders who have chronic PTSD.
Mayor delays release of documents on toxic WTC air for 10th time
Under its current timeline, the city now has until March of next year to produce documents pertaining to the FOIL request.
Sickened but Still Standing: Paul Eliacin’s Ground Zero Story 25 Years After 9/11
Three days after the September 11, 2001, attack, Paul wasn’t watching the tragedy unfold from a TV screen. He was there at Ground Zero as a First Responder. With his camera in hand.
Brain structural changes linked to chronic PTSD in World Trade Center responders
New research among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has uncovered measurable physical changes in their brain structure.
Adams pushes release of 9/11 air quality documents to Mamdani
A records request more than two years old about the city’s response to the air quality concerns after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will not be answered by Mayor Eric Adams, who was an NYPD lieutenant at the time.
9/11 advocates call on NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani to release docs on Ground Zero toxins
Facing a 10th postponement on releasing the records from the Adams administration, members of 9/11 Health Watch and attorneys for survivors are hoping Mamdani will finally put out the documents when he takes office.
Study finds PTSD may accelerate brain aging among WTC responders
A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that post-traumatic stress disorder may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center responders.
He searched Ground Zero for his son for six months. 24 years later, 9/11 killed him too
Riches’ search for his son ended in March 2002, when Jimmy Jr.’s crushed helmet, bearing the Ladder 114 number,was found in the rubble of where the North Tower once stood.
9/11 responder and Blauvelt firefighter Pieter Grosbeck dies at 63
More than 400 members of the New York City Fire Department have died from WTC-related illnesses as of September 2025, according to the FDNY Foundation. The department lost 343 firefighters on Sept. 11, 2001 in the terrorist attacks.
PTSD possibly linked to accelerated brain aging in 9/11 first responders
Mount Sinai researchers used artificial intelligence and more than 11,000 brain scans to estimate each participant’s “brain age” in the study.