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NYC knew about potentially deadly risks of 9/11 toxins – but insisted Lower Manhattan was safe: bombshell memo
City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan) unveiled the October 2001 memo, in which Big Apple lawyers admitted the city could face tens of thousands of lawsuits.
911 Health Watch Obtains Harding Memo, Disproving Law Department’s Claim that it Does Not Exist
The memo appears to be a risk assessment, revealing that the City of New York cared more about protection from liability risks than safeguarding its residents from the dangers of contaminants covering lower Manhattan in October of 2001.
Congress secures long-term funding for the World Trade Center Health Program
At a press conference Thursday morning, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., highlighted the action as a critical step toward protecting long-term care for those sickened by toxic exposure after the Sept. 11 attacks.
9/11 ‘Harding memo’: Warned of 35,000 potential lawsuits tied to toxic air, other factors at Ground Zero
A memo unearthed this week indicates New York City officials were concerned that first responders and thousands of civilians in and around Ground Zero faced potential toxic health risks that could result in tens of thousands of potential lawsuits.
Memo suggests New York City privately anticipated air quality lawsuits after 9/11
Over the years, NY1 has reported on people who say they were harmed after returning to the area. For a long time, city officials publicly maintained the air was safe.
Elusive Harding memo shows NYC officials anticipated 35,000 9/11 toxic exposure claims
Nearly 25 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, new information has emerged about New York City’s air quality and potential health concerns in the aftermath of the World Trade Center’s destruction.
9/11 health program finally wins permanent funding as Trump signs bill
While funding for the Department of Homeland Security hangs in the balance amid a budget standoff over immigration enforcement, longstanding funding concerns for the World Trade Center Health Program finally appear solved.
Congress passes 2026 funding bill protecting 9/11 responders
The IAFF-backed package includes increased staffing and equipment funding for fire departments nationwide and avoids a government shutdown.
Spending package signed by Trump includes money to shore up WTC Health Program
The program, which provides health care to more than 135,000 people who have fallen ill from their exposure to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites, was facing up to a $3 billion shortfall over the next decade.
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Full Funding for World Trade Center Health Program
Twenty-five years after the September 11th attacks, first responders and survivors continue to be diagnosed with serious and often life-threatening 9/11-related health conditions, underscoring the ongoing need for stable federal support for the program.