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9/11 first responder kills himself after battle with lung disease
He went from serving as commanding NYPD officer at Ground Zero’s infamous “Pile” to a second career serving pies as owner of the famous Bleecker Street Pizza.
Douglas Greenwood’s death a heartbreaking reminder that 9/11 is forever
I learned what was happening when I saw BREAKING NEWS flash across the television in my office.
NYPD 9/11 hero turned pizzeria owner shoots, kills self near Long Island home
A retired NYPD captain and 9/11 responder who spent his retirement slinging pizza pies in the West Village has taken his own life, sources said Wednesday.
City Rejections of 9/11 Claims Surprisingly High
Sixteen years after 9/11, city officials have rejected close to 40 percent of the World Trade Center notice-of-participation claims filed by city workers hoping to document that they participated in the response-and-recovery effort…
The Lingering WTC Legacy We Ignore
For years we vowed “to never forget” our 9/11 first responders and yet, more than sixteen years later, there’s some strong circumstantial evidence that’s just what has happened.
Stony Brook Expands WTC Health Program to Commack
First responders to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster, Stony Brook Medicine staff and community members gathered on November 28 for the grand opening of the new World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Long Island Clinical Center of Excellence…
Forgotten victims of 9/11 are developing cancer at alarming rates
Soon after the 9/11 attacks, survivors returned to downtown Manhattan. The air didn’t look right, it didn’t smell right, and it didn’t feel right, but the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it was safe.
Exclusive: 9/11 First responder battling cancer receives wheelchair
Sal Turturici was an EMT on September 11th, 2001.
WTC Health-Program Head Concerned About Pension Turndowns
The disclosure that the city and state retirement systems are rejecting more 9/11 disability claims than they are approving has the top doctor with the World Trade Center Health Program concerned about the stress placed on his patients who…
Labor Department denies ex-OSHA inspector workers’ compensation as other agencies accept his 9/11 illness
A former inspector for the federal government now diagnosed with a terminal 9/11 illness is battling with the Labor Department for his workers’ compensation benefit.