After our recent stretch of colder than average temperatures, it may be hard to believe that we are still several days away from the official start of winter. That means more freezing cold and potential winter weather impacts can be expected over the coming months. More.
Winter Weather Preparedness Week: Preparing Your Home
Mount Sinai Study Finds PTSD May Accelerate Brain Aging in 9/11 Responders
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders involved in rescue and recovery operations after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More.
PTSD possibly linked to accelerated brain aging in 9/11 first responders
Mount Sinai researchers used artificial intelligence and more than 11,000 brain scans to estimate each participant's "brain age" in the study. More.
The FDNY to Announce Plans to Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Commissioner Robert S. Tucker will announce the FDNY's plans to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The yearlong plan will honor the 343 FDNY members who made the Supreme Sacrifice that day and the more than 400 members who have died since from World Trade Center related illnesses. More.
Winter Weather Preparedness Week: Staying warm, staying safe
We are off to a chilly start to the month of December — through its first week, our average temperature is running nine degrees below average, the coldest first week of December in 15 years. More.
Operation Kenova Final Report 2025
Investigating and reviewing events from decades ago is extremely complex, where evidence is often lost, contaminated, or diminished over time. This applies in all jurisdictions and to all crimes. More.
Elevated Clonal Hematopoiesis in 9/11 First Responders Has Distinct Age-related Patterns and Relies on IL1RAP for Clonal Expansion
Environmental exposures are linked to precancerous hematologic conditions, but studies in cohorts with well-defined exposures are limited. We sequenced blood samples from a large cohort of first responders exposed to the aerosolized dust and carcinogens from the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster. More.
Tunnel to Towers honors 9/11 heroes
More than 2,700 came to the 9/11 Memorial Friday to show respect for our military and first responders. Teams of firefighters in full gear, law-enforcement, EMS and parents with children in decorated strollers, friends bearing signs of loved ones, people wearing numerous designs of red white and blue and American Flags were united. More.