Archive of News (2021)
9/11 Disability-Pension Advocates Say NYCERS Not Serving Them
Unions that represent some 9/11 first-responders say the New York City Employees’ Retirement System continues to deny most of them disability pensions equal to three-quarters of final average salary.
World Trade Center Health Program Faces Funding Shortfall
Activists, local leaders, and elected officials are working to head off this possibility with new legislation.
Former North Arlington mayor will be honored in fallen firefighters ceremony
Joseph Bianchi is among the fallen firefighters who will be honored in a candlelight ceremony Saturday as part of the 40th Annual National Firefighters Memorial Weekend.
Edward Keating, Times Photographer at Ground Zero, Dies at 65
Mr. Keating’s enterprising spirit as a photographer sometimes got him in trouble.
9/11 leaves legacy of helping firefighters battle cancer
The hundreds of firefighters sickened after working at Ground Zero gives a spotlight to the need for cancer support.
Retired FDNY member in need of a bone marrow donor due to 9/11-related illness
Brian Kevan, from Bethpage, has been battling cancer for two years. He was among the first responders working at ground zero.
World Trade Center health panel takes first step to add uterine cancer to 9/11 diseases
This week, a key advisory panel took a key step toward securing coverage for uterine cancer — 90% of which is endometrial cancer.
2 Decades After 9/11: Are Victims And Responders Compensated?
There’s a group of people who won’t be able to easily move on from 911 even if they wanted to. These people are the victims, survivors, and those who were injured or harmed by that event.
Cancer Among 9/11 Responders: Incidence and Risk Factors 20 Years Later
Two decades after the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), health problems among first responders and survivors remain a concern.
101 names added to state’s fallen officers memorial
The ceremony was held just weeks after the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and the impact of that day and the weeks that followed continued to be visible at the memorial.