Archive of Press Releases
911 Health Watch Statement on Denial of Petition to Add Cardiac Conditions to the List of Covered Conditions by the WTC Health Program
“While this decision is clearly disappointing to the many 9/11 responders and survivors that have cardiac conditions that believe their conditions are connected to their 9/11 experience, we need to remember that 15 years ago the initial decision was to deny adding cancer as a condition, which was subsequently added.”
In 9/11 Records Case, NYC DEP Records Appeal Officer Testifies Agency Attorney Instructed Him to Rule Against 911 Health Watch Without Investigation, Any Interview of Record Searchers or Directing Another Record Search
First Time in 18 Year Career as Records Appeal Officer He Was Directed How to Decide a Case Corporation Counsel Terminated the Deposition, Walking Out with Witness; Witness Admitted to Emails About the Appeal although City Attorneys Denied the Emails Existed 911 Health Watch Has Requested Court Intervention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health […]
911 Health Watch Responds to NYC Budget: Thank You, Speaker Menin and the City Council for Fully Funding the DOI Investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health Watch646 477 1461Ben.Chevat@911HealthWatch.org Andrew CarboyLaw Offices of Andrew J. Carboy LLC212 520 7565acarboy@carboylaw.com Matthew McCauleyTurken, Heath & McCauley, LLP.914 363 6355mmccauley@thmllp.com First, 911 Health Watch applauds Speaker Menin, Councilwoman Brewer and the entire City Council for the inclusion of $4 Million to fund the Department of Investigation’s inquiry […]
911 Health Watch Responds to NYC Request for More Time: No More Delays, Time’s Up
City Admits that 9/11 Records Exist, Contradicting Earlier and Repeated Statements that No Records Could Be Located 911 Health Watch Asks Court to Again Determine that City Violated Freedom of Information Law in Not Disclosing 9/11 Documents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health Watch646 477 1461Ben.Chevat@911HealthWatch.org Andrew CarboyLaw Offices of Andrew J. Carboy LLC212 […]
Court Issues Ruling Against New York City in the Fight for Release of September 11th Archive
This Court ruling is historic, the first legal decision to address the City’s failure to open its long-secret September 11th archive. The public is entitled to know what the City knew about the true state of environmental hazards in lower Manhattan and when it learned those facts, all the while assuring the public that air quality was “safe and acceptable.”
911 Health Watch Statement on Court Decision Granting Discovery in Article 78 Proceeding
“We are glad that Judge Clynes has granted us discovery in our Article 78 proceeding against the City of New York.”
911 Health Watch Files Lawsuit Over FOIL Denial of Request for 9/11 documents: Mayor’s Office and Law Department Claim They Cannot Find Responsive Records
Where have we heard that before? March 30, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health Watch646 477 1461Ben.Chevat@911HealthWatch.org Matthew McCauleyTurken, Heath & McCauley, LLP.914 363 6355mmccauley@thmllp.com Andrew CarboyLaw Offices of Andrew J. Carboy LLC212 520 7565acarboy@carboylaw.com Mayor Mamdani’s Records Appeal Officer has responded to the 2023 Freedom of Information Law request of 911 Health […]
911 Health Watch Obtains Harding Memo, Disproving Law Department’s Claim that it Does Not Exist
At a press conference today, 911 Health Watch joined by Council Member Gale A. Brewer announced it has finally obtained the “Harding Memo” originally cited by The New York Times on May 14, 2007.
911 Health Watch Calls On HHS Secretary Kennedy to Remove WTC Health Program Hiring Freeze, Allow Research to Continue and Finally Announce Pending Decisions to Include Cardiac, Autoimmune and Cognitive Issues to the List of Covered 9/11 Conditions
The World Trade Center Health Program is at risk because of the continued chaos that Secretary Kennedy and his directives are causing.
Through its Public Records Access Officer, Outgoing Adams Administration Orders Document Response by February 27, Leaving Issue to Mayor-Elect Mamdani
Mayor-elect Mamdani can be the Mayor that finally resolves this issue on behalf of tens of thousands of first responders, workers, and residents in and around Ground Zero after 25 years of denial by four Mayoral Administrations.