Let's start in the living room of Robert Saleh's parents' home in Dearborn, Michigan. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Saleh and his family sat in front of the TV, horrified by the images they saw on CNN. His mother was crying. His sisters were crying. His father, Sam, refused to believe the grisly scene at the World Trade Center in New York City. More.
Robert Saleh's journey to the New York Jets began with 9/11 epiphany
Maloney Calls on NYC to Expedite COVID-19 Vaccine Access for 9/11 Responders and Survivors
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.
Ex-NYPD officer whose 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund award was stolen gets $400,000 payout
A former NYPD officer and 9/11 survivor whose Victims Compensation Fund award was stolen by a fellow cop and disbarred attorney received $400,000 from the New York State Lawyers Fund Thursday to help offset the nearly $1 million he lost. More.
‘You got to be cognizant’: COVID-19 adds health risks to 9/11 first responders, survivors
Union County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Castrogiovanni, a former NYPD officer, was at the scene of 9/11. “I had been looking at those buildings my whole life so to see what happened was just, it’s so surreal,” Castrogiovanni said. More.
Remembering Investigative Specialist Saul Tocker
Saul joined the Bureau in 1990, serving first as a security warder and then as a police officer at FBI Headquarters before joining the Washington Field Office’s Special Surveillance Group, SSG, in 1995. He served the bulk of his career there, most recently as a team coordinator and supervisory investigative specialist. More.
Push is on to get COVID vaccine to 9/11 survivors, responders
Phase one of the COVID vaccine distribution is still in works. But with the next phase on the horizon, there's an effort to prioritize vaccine distribution to survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. That initiative also extends to those who worked at ground zero and the Pentagon. More.
9/11 survivors, first responders at risk for COVID complications, ‘they are literally scared to death’
After the 9/11 attack 20 years ago, anyone on or near Ground Zero up to eight months after was exposed to debris like glass particles, mercury and asbestos. That exposure is now putting them at risk for things like lung disease, and almost seventy different types of cancer. More.
9/11 survivors, the 'most at risk' group, now facing a scary new enemy: COVID-19
It was the morning of the 9/11 attacks, and John Mormando was watching "Barney & Friends" with his kid. Not 10 minutes later, he switched channels and watched the towers come down on live television. Normally he would have been working downtown as a trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange, only a few blocks from the World Trade Center. More.