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9/11 health program wins permanent funding but staffing cuts threaten care

Michael Barasch still remembers the cars and how the once-bustling parking lot at the Greenwich train station was hauntingly still the morning after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. More.

9/11 victims advocates push awareness for NYPD retirees in Florida after promise of lifetime health care

More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, first responders who rushed into danger are now being guaranteed lifetime healthcare coverage following new legislation passed by Congress earlier this month. More.

Sens. Gillibrand and Cruz, Reps. Min and Weber Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Benefits for Public Safety Officers

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026. More.

9/11 cancer survivor’s petition urges NYC to release all files after bombshell Ground Zero memo

A 9/11 cancer survivor is calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to release all city documents about deadly Ground Zero toxins — after a bombshell memo showed officials knew they could be deadly all along. More.

NYC officials were prepping for toxic exposure lawsuits just weeks after 9/11

New York City officials were preparing for possible toxic exposure lawsuits just weeks after the September 11th terror attacks, according to newly released documents in a Freedom Of Information request. More.

Congress secures long-term funding for the World Trade Center Health Program

Congress has approved legislation for a funding fix that fully supports the World Trade Center Health Program and prevents a projected multibillion-dollar shortfall that threatened the program’s future. More.

NYC knew about potentially deadly risks of 9/11 toxins

A bombshell memo made public Thursday proves the city knew about the potential risks of Sept. 11, 2001 toxins weeks after the terror attacks — as officials told New Yorkers it was safe to return to Lower Manhattan, local pols said. More.

Memo suggests New York City privately anticipated air quality lawsuits after 9/11

One World Trade Center towers above the memorials for the Twin Towers and the 2,753 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Just feet away stands another place of remembrance: the Memorial Glade, honoring those who later became sick from the air they breathed in lower Manhattan. More.