Tim Casey returned to Ground Zero for the first time since the horrific attack on America in 2001 when fire, debris and steel girders rained down in and around him that Sept. 11. This time, though, he came not as a healthy worker from New Jersey headed to his office but as a cancer patient battling for his life and for promises made by the federal government to “Never Forget.” More.
Broken Promise: Federal staffing cuts delay medical care for 9/11 survivors still battling health issues
Grace Lee Announces $2 Million State Grant for 9/11 Health Research
New York State has earmarked $2 million in the recently passed state budget for potentially health and life-saving genomic cancer research involving 9/11 first responders Assemblymember Grace Lee announced at June 3 press conference. More.
Flight 93 architect, Pentagon employee part of 9/11 speaker series
The architect behind Flight 93 National Memorial and a Pentagon staffer who served on Sept. 11, 2001, are among upcoming speakers at the National Park Service site. Both are part of an ongoing speaker series at Flight 93 National Memorial. More.
Giants understand what it means to truly represent New York after 9/11 Memorial visit
Before 9/11, the Twin Towers stood tall and proud in the distance from East Rutherford, N.J., for the New York Football Giants. On a June day in this 25th anniversary year of the terror attack that changed everything, for everyone, everywhere, John Harbaugh called a surprise team breakfast where he informed his players that there would be no practice, but an educational trip instead. More.
9/11 survivor reflects on tragedy as anniversary approaches
In a little more than three months the nation will mark the 25th anniversary of the worst attack on U.S. soil – the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. More.
9/11 Memorial PSA aims to educate millions who weren't alive during the terror attacks
A new public service announcement from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is aimed at a generation of Americans who have no memory of the attacks. "I wasn't there. I didn't see the planes," a voice says in the 60-second spot. More.
NYC's 9/11 memorial fundraises to educate youth with $25M match from Mike Bloomberg
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who don't remember the terror attacks on their upcoming 25th anniversary. More.
Judge orders deposition over claims city had no post-9/11 air quality docs
Two employees from the city's Department of Environmental Protection will be forced to explain why they said the agency had no documents related to its well-established role in investigating air quality in Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a decision NY1 obtained from New York Supreme Court Justice James Clynes. More.