As New York City inches closer to the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, the memories are becoming more and more tangible to 9/11 first responder Nick Rotondo. Rotondo, a retired MTA bus driver and neighborhood character in Howard Beach, decided to channel his experiences by writing a children’s book. More.

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and its subsequent reauthorizations, today called on the City of New York to expedite COVID-19 vaccine access for World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) participants. More.

All veterans in the workforce had an unemployment rate of 5.3% for December, down a full percentage point from the 6.3% rate recorded in November, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. More.

To his patients, Dr. J. Randall Pearce was more than just a dentist. In his office, he blasted "oldies" hits from the 60s and sang along. On Halloween, he always dressed up and came to the office in costume—after all, if there's any holiday dentists should celebrate its that. More.

This past weekend, as we ushered in a New Year, the 9/11 community marked an important milestone. Ten years ago, on January 2, 2011, President Obama signed into law the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. More.