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Officials call for release of Sept. 11 records
Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal wants to know when New York State officials knew about the toxins at Ground Zero in 2001.
‘The City’s Response Is Devoid of Credibility’
Even after 911 Health Watch disclosed the contents of the Harding Memo on February 5, the City continued to insist that no records could be found.
World Trade Center Health Program; Petitions 029, 034, 035, and 062-Hepatic Steatosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
The Administrator has determined that there is insufficient evidence available to support taking further action at this time regarding hepatic steatosis.
Revived 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force doesn’t include sanitation, EMS unions
New York’s revived 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force met for the first time in February, but representatives for sanitation and EMS workers, hundreds of whom have died of World Trade Center-related illnesses, were not invited to participate.
HHS Secretary Kennedy says he’s ‘fixing’ World Trade Center Health Program
In recent weeks, NY1 has reported on assertions from lawmakers that staffing cuts and reassignments at the agency are damaging the program and endangering the lives of the people it serves.
Bipartisan concern grows as 9/11 health program delays stretch past a year
A year after staffing cuts, leadership disruptions and communication restrictions slowed the World Trade Center Health Program, decisions on whether to add new conditions remain unresolved, with no clear timeline, advocates told ABC News.
‘A moral injury’: City sued over not releasing information on Lower Manhattan air quality danger after 9/11 attack
Advocates for victims are taking that fight to Manhattan Supreme Court — on Sunday, they filed a lawsuit against the city to compel it to release its files.
A mayor’s office memo warned of potential 9/11 liability; now it says it has no records
The mayor’s office and law department both told Andy Carboy they would not be turning over any records, according to a February letter.
Ground Zero lawsuit accuses NYC of withholding documents from families
The city has denied a Freedom of Information Law request for records on toxins at Ground Zero after 9/11, saying no documents could be found — just months after producing 68 boxes of similar materials.
NYC denies another request for info on 9/11 toxins, prompting new lawsuit
Advocates for 9/11 survivors are again suing for the data, claiming city officials are playing hide and seek with people’s lives.