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Names Of 12 FDNY Members Added To WTC Memorial Wall
Twelve names were added to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall in a solemn ceremony Friday.
12 FDNY members who died from illnesses related to World Trade Center work are memorialized
Twelve members of the New York Fire Department who died from illnesses related to work at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 attacks have been memorialized.
DC 37 outreach gets 9/11 workers into free health program
Twelve years ago on that infamous Sept. 11, Associate Urban Park Ranger Nancy Mercado, watched a terrorist-controlled passenger jet crash into Tower One of the World Trade Center.
The help you deserve
9/11 victims and responders should apply for compensation now
Deadline nearing for workers sickened by 9/11 work to apply for help
People who went to New York City to help after the Sept. 11 attacks and became sick as a result have only a short time left to sign up for aid, officials say.
City, feds, advocates work to warn WTC workers nationwide of looming signup deadline for aid
Many out-of-town Ground Zero responders learn about help on their own
Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO residents urged to sign up for 9/11 health program
People who lived, worked or attended school in much of Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO during the September 11, 2001 terror attacks may be surprised to learn they have are eligible for a government program…
Responder payouts at a mere trickle
Of 17,500 ill Ground Zero responders and lower Manhattan residents registered with the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, only 53 have gotten payouts.
WTC Victims Compensation Fund
Joel Shufro, Executive Director of the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, and Alex Sanchez, 9/11 clean-up worker join Marc to discuss the World Trade Center clean-up and the Victims Compensation Fund.
Free medical care for 9/11 workers
“I saw the towers struck on September 11, 2001,” said Ezra Ghazal, an Engineering Auditor in Local 375. “I volunteered and saw the fires and destruction first hand.”