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9/11 attacks leave legacy of chronic illness
After the 9/11 attacks, Glenn Garamella spent months at Ground Zero, helping families who lost loved ones from the New York City Police Department. He worked around-the-clock as an employee relations manager.
We Have More To Remember
The opening of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum is a clear sign that the nation has not forgotten the events of that horrible day now almost 13 years ago.
Borough President Gale Brewer, local residents, first responders, organized labor, and elected officials join to announce formation of committee to establish a monument to 9/11 responders and survivors sickened and dying from their exposure to toxins at Ground Zero
NEW YORK, NY – Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, U.S. Rep Jerrold Nadler, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, N.Y. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, N.Y. State Senator Daniel Squadron, NYC Council Member Margaret Chin, NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento, NYC Central Labor Council President Vincent Alvarez, NYC […]
Police memorial adds 20 names; 13 are 9/11-related
The names of police officers who died from ground zero-related illnesses now outnumber the 60 killed in the 9/11 attacks engraved on the New York State Police Officers’ Memorial in Albany.
COMMITTEE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, RESIDENTS AND LABOR LEADERS PLANNING A 9/11 MONUMENT TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND SURVIVORS
The people who died on 9/11 have not been forgotten. Their names are engraved around the memorial pools on the footprints of the Twin Towers where they died.
9/11 first responder, ex-NYC police officer Daniel O’Shea seeks kidney donor due to degenerative disease
A Sept. 11 first responder and former New York City police officer from Floral Park is suffering from a rare kidney disease and looking for a donor.
9/11 Responder Gets Gift of Hearing Thanks to Good Samaritan Doctor
Dan Moynihan was making deliveries when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower.
Are We Prepared for the Next 9/11?
Three years after the signing of 9/11 Health Benefits, new NYCOSH Report Cites Faulty Emergency Response and Calls for Major Changes
Four more cancers added to list covered under Zadroga Act
Four more cancers were formally, and finally, added to the list of those covered under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Monday.
Wall Street traders want 9/11 money
A wave of Wall Street stockbrokers and traders are coming down with cancers blamed on the toxic dust and smoke of 9/11.