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36 new names added to FDNY’s World Trade Center Memorial Wall in Brooklyn
Those names belong to service members who rescued people after the Sept. 11 attacks and later died of 9/11-related illnesses.
The Other Victims of 9/11
Twenty-five years after the attack, tens of thousands of people, like me, have been diagnosed with serious illness.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says 9/11 memorial service should be about remembrance, not politics
He says he views it as an “enormous responsibility” at a very somber time, and he wants to make sure the day is about those who were killed, not politics.
Firefighter McNamara Remembered As 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Nears
His legacy of service lives on in Blue Point, where the Johnny Mac Foundation continues the mission of helping others that defined his life.
Hundreds of sick 9/11 survivors applying for victim fund every month 25 years after ‘immeasurable tragedy’
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund receives an average of 750 case applications per month — or approximately 25 each day — in what Special Master Allison Turkel called a “clear indication” of the lasting effects on those who lived through the tragedy.
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Allison Turkel Delivers Remarks at Press Briefing Encouraging 9/11 Victims to Register for the VCF
“The VCF is not limited to first responders.”
25 years after 9/11, Borough President Fossella says healthcare fight must continue
More than two decades after the Sept. 11 attacks, health professionals, responders, survivors, advocates, journalists and elected officials gathered at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
There Are Now More 9/11-Related Cancer Cases Among People Who Lived or Worked Near Ground Zero Than First Responders
Sixty-nine different forms of cancer have been linked to 9/11 by World Trade Center Health Program doctors.
Twenty-Five Years Later, the 9/11 Health Crisis Continues to Impact Responders
“One might think that 25 years is enough time to grieve,” said Jodi Streich, director of mental health services at the World Trade Center Health Program at Rutgers. “In reality, many who responded that day held in their grief for 25 years and only now are they ready to talk about it.”
FDNY releases report on impact of 9/11 on first responders’ health in years since attacks
The report follows the physical and mental health of 15,000 EMS providers and firefighters who were exposed to the air at the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the attack.