Archive of News (2013)

Payments Slow to Come From 9/11 Health Fund

he federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…

Group Says 9/11 Compensation Fund’s Pace Of Distribution ‘Unacceptable’

The federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…

9/11 Payouts Are Caught in Bottleneck

Two years after the launch of a government-created fund to pay sick Ground Zero workers, it has made 112 payment decisions on the nearly 55,000 applications filed, according to new figures.

Payments slow to come from 9/11 health fund

The federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…

9/11 cop’s kidney plea

On 9/11, NYPD officer Robert Joseph Martin was far from home – in Indiana helping friends perform a benefit concert for a girl with cancer.

Late NYPD detective, 9/11 responder, awarded pension after cancer death

NYPD Detective Thomas Weiner, of ‘Tom and Jerry’ crimefighting duo, who was promoted to detective second grade on his deathbed in 2003 after working tirelessly at Ground Zero site, finally gets proper retirement.

Signs of Early Kidney Damage Found in Some 9/11 Responders

Some first responders who toiled at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are now showing signs of early kidney damage, a preliminary study finds.

First responder claims daily exposure to debris at Ground Zero damaged kidneys

She worked for nearly four months handling the rubble at Ground Zero — and it likely damaged her kidneys.

Warren Buffett’s 9/11 payday

Mayor Bloomberg has recruited fellow billionaire Warren Buffett to take over a taxpayer fund set up to pay claims stemming from the toxic Ground Zero cleanup, The Post has learned.

Albuminuria: 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Prevalence Of Kidney Damage

First responders working at ground zero in New York City following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center were exposed to cement dust, smoke, glass fibers, and heavy metals.