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Grassley, Gillibrand Bill to Assist Families of Fallen Officers Passes Senate
The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to reduce the backlog of families awaiting approval of survivor benefits of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
Utica fire chief sick from Ground Zero: I was removed from job for filing claim
Russell Brooks, who has been Utica fire chief for 13 years, has been placed on administrative leave by the city.
Sept. 11 terror attacks still claiming lives
State memorializes largest group of fallen police officers since 9/11
More NYPD Officers Dying from Impact of 9/11 Attacks
The impact of the 9/11 terror attacks is hitting the NYPD hard as more officers continue to die.
NYPD Memorial Day Ceremony
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill posthumously honored 34 deceased members of the New York City Police Department on Friday.
9/11 hero who died of cancer wanted New York State lawmakers to legalize assisted suicide
A 9/11 hero’s dying wish is that others don’t suffer the same agonizing death he did.
Petition started to name new Staten Island Ferry after 9/11 hero
A petition drive is underway to name one of the future new Staten Island ferryboats after Firefighter John G. Chipura, a Staten Islander who died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.
Dying Wish For A 9/11 First Responder
CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Jon Stewart attends FDNY fundraiser in Wantagh
Comedian Jon Stewart attended an FDNY Family Transport Foundation fundraiser at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh on Saturday, April 15, 2017.
Disabled first responders won’t have to pay property taxes anymore
Howard Rudolph didn’t know there was an effort to give a special homestead exemption to totally disabled first responders until he stepped into the voting booth in November.