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New York City Council Seeks $4.5 Million to Fund Report on Ground Zero Toxin Exposure and Release of Post-9/11 Air Quality Records
The funding request centers on a 2025 resolution passed by the City Council directing the Department of Investigation to determine when city officials first became aware that air quality in the area surrounding Ground Zero was hazardous.
House bill would rename Oceanside post office for 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez
Rep. Laura Gillen (D-Garden City) last week introduced the bill that has 25 co-sponsors — the entire New York House of Representatives delegation — garnering bipartisan support.
An officer’s call brought help to the Pentagon on 9/11. He’s now being mourned.
Twenty-five years ago, Corporal Barry Foust, who died last month, was on patrol when he saw a passenger jet veering off course toward the Pentagon.
Judge orders deposition over claims city had no post-9/11 air quality docs
Two employees from the city’s Department of Environmental Protection will be forced to explain why they said the agency had no documents related to its well-established role in investigating air quality in Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
NYC Council pushes for $4.5 M to fund 9/11 Ground Zero toxin report
The elected officials made the funding request ahead of a council Oversight and Investigations Executive Budget hearing on Tuesday seeking the release of all documents related to post-9/11 air quality.
Judge orders NYC officials to testify about why City Hall initially said records on Lower Manhattan air quality after 9/11 didn’t exist
Advocacy group 9/11 Health Watch celebrated Manhattan Supreme Court Judge James Clyne’s May decision forcing officials to testify.
Arlington County police officer dies of cancer related to 9/11 response
In June 2025, Cpl. Barry Foust was diagnosed with cancer related to 9/11 recovery efforts, the Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) said. The department credits Foust with beginning the county’s response to the attack on the Pentagon.
Ceremony marks 24 years since end of 9/11 Ground Zero recovery mission
Saturday marked 24 years since crews put an end to the rescue, recovery and relief efforts at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks.
New York City Pays Tribute to 9/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers With Ceremony Commemorating 24 Years Since the Conclusion of Ground Zero Rescue, Recovery and Relief Operations
The ceremony featured an interagency honor guard, pipes and drums, and the singing of the National Anthem by Regina Wilson. Founding Visionary John Paluska read aloud the Memorial Glade’s inscription.
Oceanside post office could be renamed for 9/11 first responder
A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would rename an Oceanside post office in honor of the late Luis Alvarez.