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REVEALED: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh proposed a $500,000 cap on payouts to 9/11 victims’ families

Kavanaugh proposed the cap while Congress was debating parameters of the Victims Compensation Fund following the 2001 terror attacks.

Sept. 11 is still killing FBI agents: ‘It’s like Bin Laden reaching out from the grave’

FBI Agent Dave LeValley was driving to work in Manhattan when he saw the first jetliner strike the World Trade Center on a bright September morning…

October 11 Benefit Fundraiser for 911 Health Watch, Honoring Senator Charles Schumer, Doctors Kerry Kelly & David Prezant, In Memoriam Dr. James Melius

We are pleased to announce our annual benefit fundraiser to support the work of 911 Health Watch, Inc. honoring: Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer, New York’s Senior Senator Dr. Kerry Kelly, Retired ,Chief Medical Officer, Fire Department of New York City (FDNY), Co-Director FDNY World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Programs Dr. David Prezant, […]

WHAT’S UP DOC? In honor of “D,” one of my heroes

Today’s column is to honor one of my heroes, someone who has inspired me with her bravery, compassion and character: “D.”

Retired FDNY hero dies of 9/11 related cancer

Last year when Jimmy Martinez, a retired city firefighter hero from Eltingville, was battling cancer, he donated a new white van…

Huntington street renamed for NYPD officer who died of 9/11 illness

Scott Blackshaw, who spent six weeks working at the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center after the 2001 terror attacks, died of cancer in May at age 52.

Retired FDNY firefighter, who donated van to help sick colleagues, dies from 9/11-related cancer

Retired FDNY firefighter Jimmy Martinez, who survived two World Trade Center attacks and weathered Hurricane Sandy, died Thursday…

New York getting commemorative 9/11 license plate

New York is getting its own commemorative license plate honoring the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

The Forgotten Responders: The Ongoing Impact of 9/11 on the Ground Zero Recovery Workers

In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11; New York USA), emergency first responders began experiencing a range of physical…

New Rochelle officer dies of 9/11-related illness: police

Officer Kathleen O’Connor died Thursday from a 9/11-related illness, the city’s police department announced today.