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Albany Lawmakers Hope to Close 9/11 Health Care Loophole
While the federal Zadroga Act covers illnesses suffered by first responders who toiled at the World Trade center site after 9/11, some are hoping to close a loophole surrounding the issue in New York State.
Bill would help ex-NYPD, now LI police, sick from Sept. 11
Tom Wilson, a 48-year-old career cop from Bellport, is trying to protect former New York City police officers like himself who worked through the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and later went to work for Long Island police…
Silent killer — 9/11 illnesses strike national first responders
We are all too familiar with the grim toll of 9/11: 2,974 lives lost at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and aboard United Flight 93.
President Trump Signs Gillibrand-Grassley Bill Helping Families of Fallen Officers Into Law
Public Safety Officers Benefits Improvement Act Reduces Delays In Processing Survivor Benefits
September 11: Death toll could rise by millions from ‘toxic’ asbestos dust
The death toll from the September 11 terror attack could soar into the millions as a result of the toxic dust that blanketed New York City when the Twin Towers collapsed.
Ray Pfeifer funeral: Jon Stewart eulogizes FDNY firefighter, 9/11 first responder
Hundreds of mourners paid tribute Friday to 9/11 first responder Ray Pfeifer, a retired New York City firefighter who died Sunday as a result of an illness related to his work at Ground Zero.
Funeral services held for firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who fought for 9/11 benefits
A funeral was held on Long Island Friday for retired FDNY firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who died Sunday at age 59 after an eight-year battle with 9/11-related cancer.
Jon Stewart fights back tears eulogizing FDNY friend who was champion for sick 9/11 first responders
Retired FDNY firefighter Raymond Pfeifer received a hero’s send-off Friday in his hometown of Hicksville, five days after he died of 9/11-related cancers at a hospice in Port Washington.
Jon Stewart eulogizes FDNY firefighter Raymond Pfeifer
Comedian Jon Stewart wept Friday as he eulogized a New York City firefighter who spent years lobbying Congress for health benefits for first responders who fell ill after working on rescue and recovery operations in the ruins of the…
Hundreds Bid Final Farewell To Hero 9/11 First Responder Ray Pfeifer
A funeral was held on Long Island Friday for retired FDNY firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who died Sunday of 9/11-related cancer at age 59.