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A Quiet Man and His Wait for Justice
RUDY WASHINGTON always stood out, for reasons beyond his distinction as the only black deputy mayor in a Giuliani administration so white in flesh and spirit. In a sycophantic City Hall, he managed to maintain a sense of self, even if his reserve sometimes rendered him nearly invisible.
Luster of 7 World Trade Center Has Tattered Reminder of 9/11
Fiterman Hall did not exactly overshadow the official opening of 7 World Trade Center yesterday (the sun was in the wrong position for that), but the ragged remnant of Sept. 11 offered a reminder of how much more work there is to do.
9/11 Compensation Claims Continue to Trickle in Late
About 290 New York City employees have filed workers’ compensation claims stemming from the World Trade Center attack since the two-year deadline for filing such claims passed, city officials said yesterday.
9/11 Compensation Claims Continue to Trickle in Late
About 290 New York City employees have filed workers’ compensation claims stemming from the World Trade Center attack since the two-year deadline for filing such claims passed, city officials said yesterday.
The Lung Specialist Who Answered the 9/11 Call
HE stashes the regulation firefighter’s helmet issued by his employer, the Fire Department of the City of New York, at home because his wife “likes to look at it” and because, being a pulmonary specialist who fights fires in the lungs, not in the neighborhoods, he does his best work when he isn’t wearing it.
Mayor Urges Settlement of a Former Official’s 9/11 Claim
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has directed the city’s lawyers to settle a workers’ compensation claim brought by a former deputy mayor who complained that he has severe respiratory ailments as a result of the 9/11 attack, city officials said last night.
Firefighters’ Lung Capacity Suffered After 9/11 Work
A new health study shows that the city’s firefighters suffered a significant decline in their lung capacity after working at ground zero, but doctors say that in many cases, with proper treatment, the loss may be temporary.
Tracing Lung Ailments That Rose With 9/11 Dust
As they push their investigation into the health risks to workers in the recovery and cleanup operations at ground zero, medical detectives are focusing on a group of lung diseases that can lead to long-term disabilities and, in some cases, death.
‘Teachable’ 9/11 Moment Helped Smokers Quit
Starting a smoking-cessation program for New York City firefighters in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center might have seemed ill timed. But that is what the Fire Department did, and a study reports that it was a success.
Anecdotal Findings Suggest 9/11 Dust Can Cause Illness
A doctor overseeing a federal effort to determine the health impact of exposure to ground zero dust said anecdotal evidence suggested that breathing in the smoke and ash that hung over the area after the towers’ collapse could lead to illness. But he stopped short of coming to any firm conclusion, and said that a rigorous scientific study would be required.