When Brad Waltz looks in the mirror, he sometimes still feels like a teenager. Corcoran expanding in central Nassau, and other top stories from May 29, 2026. Then reality catches up with him. More.

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin is calling for funding to review long-sought air quality records tied to the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Menin said the city and federal government told people downtown that the air was safe to breathe. More.

Two city officials have been court-ordered to testify next month about why the Department of Environmental Protection told 9/11 victim advocates the city didn’t have any records on Lower Manhattan air quality after the 2001 terrorist attack, before backtracking and turning over 68 boxes of documents. More.

June 1 marks the start of National PTSD Awareness Month, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is reminding America’s military and veteran community that you are never alone. More.

June is National Pet Preparedness Month! In Oklahoma, severe weather can strike fast — don’t wait until the sirens sound or the heat climbs. Include your pets in your family emergency plan today. Emergency planning includes the whole family—furry, feathered, or scaled friends included! More.

It has been 24 years since the formal end of rescue, recovery, and relief efforts at Ground Zero on May 30, 2002. For nine months, rescue, recovery and relief workers worked at Ground Zero following the devastating terror attacks on September 11, 2001. More.

Westchester County commemorated the 24th anniversary of the conclusion of rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero with the placement of its annual flower spray at The Rising, the County’s 9/11 First Responders Memorial located at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. More.

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced on May 12 that this year’s commemoration ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center will contain a “seventh moment of silence.” More.