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Ferry Captain-Turned-Firefighter Who Helped Hundreds on 9/11 Dies of Illness
“Thomas will always be remembered as a true New York City hero,” State Sen. Martin Golden said
FDNY hero who evacuated hundreds on 9/11 dies at 45 of cancer
City firefighter Thomas Phelan, an unsung hero of 9/11 who evacuated hundreds of people from Lower Manhattan while working as a ferry captain, has died.
2 trailblazing Staten Island doctors retire from FDNY; left indelible impact on department
Kerry Kelly and Viola Ortiz have carved lasting legacies in the FDNY — pioneering female doctors who blazed trails and served the department by maintaining the health and safety of FDNY officers for a combined 67 years.
Chest CT Scan Findings in World Trade Center Workers
We examined the chest CT scans of 1,453 WTC responders using the International Classification of High-resolution CT for Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases.
Governor Cuomo Urges World Trade Center Workers and Responders to Register Their Service and Preserve Rights to Future Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today urged all workers and responders who participated in the rescue, recovery, or clean-up of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks to register their service…
Judge denies Brooks’ motion to reargue lawsuit against Utica
Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks is back to Square One.
9-11 World Trade Center Health Coverage In Limbo Under Trump Budget Plan
A proposal to change which agency oversees the World Trade Center Health Program, affecting more than 83,000 first-responders and other survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City could endanger future coverage…
First Responders’ health plan under attack by Trump | Editorial
Gene Madden died a few weeks ago. He was an NYPD detective from Hoboken, and he always said the honor of his life was working alongside his guys at Ground Zero…
Know Your Rights campaign for 9/11-illness awareness encourages thousands more to sign up for World Trade Center Health Program
More Downtown students and teachers have come forward with 9/11 illnesses since Downtown Express and other media first reported about this ongoing health crisis in November.
MacArthur Against Trump Administration Change to World Trade Center Health Program
Today, Congressman Tom MacArthur joined a bipartisan group of Members of Congress to support 9/11 first responders and oppose an administration proposal to make changes to the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).