Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.
NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension
NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension
Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.
‘Bureaucratic cruelty’: 9/11 responders and survivors shaken by US health cuts
A program that provides free healthcare to first responders and survivors of the World Trade Center terror attacks has been in turmoil for months, with services cut, restored and cut again as part of the Trump administration’s “restructuring” of the federal health department. More.
Staff cuts to World Trade Center Health Program bring anger, frustration, anxiety
Tom Wilson, a retired NYPD sergeant from Bellport, said he has watched with anger and frustration as the Trump administration has made deep staffing cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program he credits with saving his life. More.
World Trade Center Health program cuts a deep concern, Schumer and Gillibrand say
New York Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer joined advocates and labor leaders on Sunday to condemn the Trump administration’s layoffs at a health program that treats 9/11 survivors, saying the move could threaten care for first responders. More.
RFK Jr.’s HHS cuts include a slap in the face to 9/11 heroes
The Trump administration recently fired the head of the World Trade Center Health Program, and dismissed two-thirds of the entire staff at the program’s parent agency, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). More.
Five 9/11-Related Illnesses Exposure Zone Victims Still Battle With
The aftermath of the 9/11 attacks was devastating, not just for those who lost loved ones but also for the thousands who were exposed to toxic dust and debris. Many first responders, residents, and workers in the area are still dealing with serious health issues decades later. More.
A fight to keep the WTC heath program humming
New York’s two senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the Trump White House to keep all staffing for the World Trade Center Health Program in place. More.