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A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11
The film includes extensive archival footage and first-hand interviews of DSNY employees from the weeks and months following the attacks.
DSNY Premieres ‘Beyond the Rubble,’ The Story of Sanitation and Recovery After 9/11
To honor the work of Sanitation employees who served at Ground Zero and Fresh Kills after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the New York City Department of Sanitation premiered a new documentary at The Cooper Union.
Injured Fort Worth officer asks: What’s being done to fix workers’ comp?
In January, City Council Member Charles Lauersdorf wrote in a social media post that he was “declaring war on Sedgwick,” the company that manages workers’ compensation claims for Fort Worth employees.
World Trade Center neurotoxicant exposure severity is associated with cortical thinning and regional brain atrophy: a neuroimaging study of general responders at midlife
This study suggests that efforts to mitigate exposures in first responders might have long-term implications for cerebral health.
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
Rudy Giuliani denies hiding information about toxic dust inhaled by millions after 9/11
In a new interview, Giuliani responded to questions about the city Department of Investigation recently opening a probe to determine what city officials knew about toxins in the air and when they knew it some 25 years ago.
NYC’s top investigative agency kicks off probe into what local officials knew about toxic dust after 9/11
The Department of Investigation said it is entering into a contract with Epstein Becker & Green to help conduct the inquiry into the mayoral administrations from Rudy Giuliani to Mike Bloomberg, Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams.
Mesothelioma Cases Rising Among Those Exposed at Ground Zero
According to new CDC data and researchers who track 9/11 survivors’ long-term illnesses, mesothelioma is disproportionately being diagnosed among those who have enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program that was established in the aftermath of the September 11th terror attacks.
A quarter century after 9/11, Tres Piedras resident battles ground zero illness
Chrystyenne Mahr of Tres Piedras was one of thousands of firefighters who responded. In the years since 9/11, she’s developed chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Local disaster recovery specialist recalls working 9/11
Altoona native Jim Maher remembered kissing his daughter goodbye before starting his job as Pennsylvania’s first disaster recovery specialist in September 2001.