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Rudy Giuliani denies hiding information about toxic dust inhaled by millions after 9/11
In a new interview, Giuliani responded to questions about the city Department of Investigation recently opening a probe to determine what city officials knew about toxins in the air and when they knew it some 25 years ago.
NYC’s top investigative agency kicks off probe into what local officials knew about toxic dust after 9/11
The Department of Investigation said it is entering into a contract with Epstein Becker & Green to help conduct the inquiry into the mayoral administrations from Rudy Giuliani to Mike Bloomberg, Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams.
Mesothelioma Cases Rising Among Those Exposed at Ground Zero
According to new CDC data and researchers who track 9/11 survivors’ long-term illnesses, mesothelioma is disproportionately being diagnosed among those who have enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program that was established in the aftermath of the September 11th terror attacks.
A quarter century after 9/11, Tres Piedras resident battles ground zero illness
Chrystyenne Mahr of Tres Piedras was one of thousands of firefighters who responded. In the years since 9/11, she’s developed chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Local disaster recovery specialist recalls working 9/11
Altoona native Jim Maher remembered kissing his daughter goodbye before starting his job as Pennsylvania’s first disaster recovery specialist in September 2001.
Claritev Corporation Is Selected By General Dynamics Information Technology To Support CDC’s World Trade Center Health Program
As part of GDIT’s team, Claritev will leverage its existing provider network to administer the Nationwide Provider Network (NPN), ensuring members across the country have access to available, high-quality healthcare.
The September 11 cancer wave ahead
“This is one of the largest man-made disasters in the history of United States,” said Dr. Alan Arslan, a cancer epidemiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center who studies September 11 survivors.
Part II: Twenty-five years later, NYPD detectives carry the cost of 9/11
Twenty-five years ago, New York City Police Department detectives Barry Anfang, Joe Costa and John Tucci responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and spent the days and weeks that followed searching for survivors, recovering remains and collecting evidence.
The Pressroom Afterhour: The long shadow of 9/11 with reporter Lynn Hallarman
We sit down with TBR reporter Lynn Hallarman about her investigation into the first responders, many of whom are Long Islanders, who are still living with the consequences of that day.
A personal connection to 9/11 inspires health advocacy
For Nadia Vizueta, the anniversary of Sept. 11 is both a national day of remembrance and deeply personal.