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Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Ground Zero Cleaning Deadline Is Extended
Residents of Lower Manhattan who want their apartments to be inspected for cleaning by the Environmental Protection Agency now have until Dec. 28 to sign up, the E.P.A. said yesterday. Only a quarter of the eligible residents have accepted the offer, which had been due to expire today.
Few of Those Eligible Register For Cleanup Help Near 9/11 Site
With just a week left to sign up, only about a quarter of the New York City residents eligible to have their apartments tested and cleaned to remove leftover World Trade Center dust have registered, federal environmental officials said today.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: REGIONAL MARKET — Downtown Manhattan; A Big Victim Is Still Empty After a Year
Only the magnitude of disaster a few yards away could have eclipsed the painful story of the former Federal Office Building at 90 Church Street.
THREATS AND RESPONSES: THE DOCTORS; Mental Health: The Profession Tests Its Limits
New Yorkers were hardest hit by the terror of Sept. 11. But they also lived in a city rich in the resources to deal with its psychological impact.
THREATS AND RESPONSES: THE DOCTORS; Mental Health: The Profession Tests Its Limits
New Yorkers were hardest hit by the terror of Sept. 11. But they also lived in a city rich in the resources to deal with its psychological impact. There were more psychotherapists and mental health agencies per square mile than anywhere else in the country. Internationally known trauma experts taught at local universities.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: REGIONAL MARKET — Downtown Manhattan; A Big Victim Is Still Empty After a Year
Only the magnitude of disaster a few yards away could have eclipsed the painful story of the former Federal Office Building at 90 Church Street. This imposing one-million-square-foot Art Deco structure was handsomely renovated in the late 1990’s by Boston Properties, which holds the master lease.
THREATS AND RESPONSES: RESCUER’S HEALTH; Lung Ailments May Force 500 Firefighters Off Job
As many as 500 New York City firefighters may have to retire early as a result of ”respiratory disability,” chronic breathing problems caused by their exposure to dense clouds of dust, smoke and fumes at the World Trade Center, health officials said yesterday.
THREATS AND RESPONSES: RESCUER’S HEALTH; Lung Ailments May Force 500 Firefighters Off Job
As many as 500 New York City firefighters may have to retire early as a result of ”respiratory disability,” chronic breathing problems caused by their exposure to dense clouds of dust, smoke and fumes at the World Trade Center, health officials said yesterday.
PROGRAM TO COVER PSYCHIATRIC HELP FOR 9/11 FAMILIES
The American Red Cross and the September 11th Fund said yesterday that they would underwrite the expense of extended mental health treatment for people directly affected by the terrorist attacks last year. The effort may be the most ambitious ever undertaken by charitable organizations to address the emotional needs of disaster victims.
Opposition To Cleaning Plan
A group of scientists and residents in Lower Manhattan denounced the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday for what they called an inadequate plan to rid buildings of contaminants from the collapse of the World Trade Center. The E.P.A. had released a plan to clean homes south of Canal Street in May, asking residents to request a cleanup by Sept. 3. But critics who gathered outside the agency’s office at 290 Broadway yesterday argued that the area covered was too small, the deadline too soon and the call for residents to request cleaning too lax.