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For 2nd straight day, a Staten Island 9/11 hero responder is laid to rest
Respect and tears silenced Pleasant Plains on a sunny Friday morning as family members, friends and police officers said their final goodbye to Det. Thomas Santoro…
Rep. Maloney pitches ticker-tape parade for 9/11 first responders
New York City officials on Friday seemed to embrace a proposal to honor 9/11 first responders and survivors with a parade.
9/11 first responders and survivors deserve Canyon of Heroes parade in their honor, Maloney says
Mayor de Blasio should host a parade up the Canyon of Heroes to thank and honor 9/11 first responders and survivors, Congresswoman Carol…
Mayor Embraces Maloney’s Proposal For Parade Honoring 9/11 Responders
New York City officials on Friday seemed to embrace a proposal to honor 9/11 first responders and survivors with a parade.
Maloney Asks Mayor de Blasio for Canyon of Heroes Parade to Honor 9/11 Responders and Survivors
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), lead sponsor of the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act…
Increased pulmonary artery diameter is associated with reduced FEV1 in former World Trade Center workers
Occupational exposures at the WTC site after September 11, 2001 have been associated with several presumably inflammatory lower airway diseases.
Trump to sign 9/11 victims fund bill Friday at White House
President Donald Trump will hold a bill-signing ceremony Friday for a new law guaranteeing financial support to 9/11 first responders and other victims of the terrorist attacks, sources said Wednesday.
Compensation fund for 9/11 responders passes the Senate, goes to Trump to sign
The firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who risked their lives answering the call Sept. 11, 2001, finally got the rescue they’ve been demanding.
Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund
The Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.
Why it’s so hard to predict how much funding 9/11 first responders need
The idea of getting cancer from searching through the rubble of Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks — and then standing guard over it for months — didn’t occur to Kevin Zweigbaum.