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Washington must act on ‘human disaster’
Serving with the Morris County, N.J., sheriff’s office, Jeffrey Endean arrived at Ground Zero on 9/11 when, he remembers, The Pile “looked like a war zone or a peek into hell.” It was both.
Bloomberg Seeks U.S. Aid for Treatment of 9/11 Illnesses
Testifying at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg pleaded for at least $150 million in annual federal aid to monitor and treat thousands of people who became ill after being exposed to dust and debris at ground zero.
Feds to responders: Blah, blah, blah, blah
Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt dispatched a top aide last week to brief a congressional subcommittee about federal efforts on behalf of the forgotten victims of 9/11 – and proved just how anemic those efforts remain.
Ground Zero Victims
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has finally joined the urgent campaign to get Washington to care for the responders who helped New Yorkers after the Sept. 11 attacks. Many responders — and people who studied, lived or worked around the World Trade Center — are seriously ill, and Mr. Bloomberg can play an important role in making the federal government take responsibility for them.
The Neediest Cases; Joining Forces to Provide Medical Aid to Those Who Fell Ill After 9/11
Seven philanthropies are announcing today that they will contribute more than $4.3 million to help treat uninsured workers and residents who developed serious illnesses after the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
After 9/11, Ailing Residents Find a Place to Turn
They say they suffer the same rasping cough, shortness of breath and gastrointestinal pains as thousands of rescue and recovery workers who fell ill from the dust and smoke at ground zero. They worry, as the others do, that the future may bring more health problems.
As a Way to Pay Victims of 9/11, Insurance Fund Is Problematic
Public officials are eyeing the $1 billion set aside in an insurance fund to cover New York City against negligence lawsuits related to 9/11 for other potential uses. But tapping into that money may present more than a few problems.
Daily News editorial setting Borja record straight
It is beyond dispute that Officer Cesar Borja worked on the perimeter of Ground Zero for more than 200 hours during the recovery from the terror attack of 9/11. NYPD overtime logs say Borja reported for duty there on 18 days.
Bloomberg Urges More Aid for Those Ailing After 9/11
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called on the federal government yesterday to increase health spending sharply for thousands of people who became ill after the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, and called for the creation of a special fund to compensate those who are sick.
Bloomberg steps up for Ground Zero sick
Thoroughly and altogether helpfully, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday gave official measure to the serious and growing health consequences suffered by the forgotten victims of 9/11 – along with unequivocal recognition that government must do more to care for their needs.