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Dancing NYPD cop who rocked LGBT Pride rally dies of 9/11-related cancer
A New York City cop who became a viral sensation when he twerked with a marcher at an LGBT Pride parade died this week of brain cancer at the age of 44.
World Trade Center Registry Reopened and Changes to World Trade Center Volunteer Claim Requirements
On September 11, 2016, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation that extends workers’ compensation eligibility and benefits for World Trade Center workers (paid workers and volunteers) under Article 8-A.
Gov. Cuomo directs flags to half-staff in honor of Trooper Falb
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is directing flags to be at half-staff on Thursday in honor of Trooper Brian Falb.
Terrence Scott O’Hara
O’HARA – Terrence Scott of West Islip on March 10, 2017 at the age of 40. N.Y.P.D 9-11 First Responder Hero. Beloved husband of Denise.
NYPD Officer Michael Hance, remembered for twerking at Gay Pride parade, dies of 9/11-related cancer
NYPD Officer Michael Hance, who raised eyebrows and made headlines in 2015 for twerking with a reveler at the city’s Gay Pride parade, has died of 9/11-related cancer. He was 44.
Wake for NYPD sergeant from LI who died from 9/11-related cancer
Several emergency responders have died of 9/11-related illnesses this past week
State trooper dies of 9/11 related illness
The state police announced that Trooper Brian S. Falb died on Monday.
EXCLUSIVE: FDNY paramedic suffering trauma after Ground Zero cleanup, but city won’t grant disability benefits
After the 9/11 terror attacks, FDNY paramedic Michael Markowski spent a year at Ground Zero recovering body parts from the site and carefully cataloguing them at the city morgue.
NIOSH Director Denies Sixth Petition to Add Autoimmune Diseases to WTC List
Dr. John Howard, administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program and director of NIOSH, has denied a petition seeking to have autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, added to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions.
Firefighters and cancer: Is a risky job even riskier?
Sitting before the D.C. Council in a crisp blue dress shirt, Lt. Preston L. Williams Jr. recounted the day he was first diagnosed with the cancer that was slowly killing him.