It has been 15 years since the Zadroga Act was signed into law, establishing crucial health care and compensation programs for 9/11 victims. But on the heels of that milestone, advocates say federal staffing cuts and a hiring freeze are making it more difficult for first responders and survivors to get much-needed care. More.
Federal cuts are impacting programs under the Zadroga Act, 9/11 advocates group says
9/11 WTC Health Program workforce cut by 25% under Sec. Kennedy as patient count rises: advocates
The staff running the federal World Trade Center Health Program has been cut by 25% as the number of sick 9/11 survivors the group treats is expected to increase by 10,000 this year, the Daily News has learned. More.
9/11 Health Watch urges incoming Mamdani administration to release toxin records
A long‑running fight over access to city documents related to the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks is now poised to land on the desk of Mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani, after the outgoing Adams administration ordered that a response to a pending Freedom of Information Law request be issued by Feb. 27, 2026. More.
7 On Your Side Investigates: Fire Union hopes Mamdani will help get 9/11 toxin answers
7 On Your Side investigated dozens of boxes of 9/11 records that New York City turned over. The union representing thousands of FDNY Firefighters is demanding answers after they say they've been asking for these documents for years, only to be told that they don't exist. More.
Adams pushes release of 9/11 air quality documents to Mamdani
A records request more than two years old about the city's response to the air quality concerns after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will not be answered by Mayor Eric Adams, who was an NYPD lieutenant at the time. More.
Release of documents opens door into city's early knowledge of WTC toxins
Documents generated in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection that were released earlier this month has offered World Trade Center responders and their advocates the first glimpse into revelations on what city officials knew about the toxins that lingered over ground zero in the aftermath of the twin towers’ collapse. More.
FDNY union demands answers after 68 boxes of 9/11 toxin records are uncovered
The FDNY's union has filed FOIL requests and is demanding answers after 68 boxes of records about 9/11-related toxins have surfaced—and it remains unclear why they were unaccounted for the last 24 years. More.
FDNY members want answers after discovery of documents about 9/11 toxins at ground zero
Members of the FDNY and union leaders are holding an emergency rally in Manhattan on Monday afternoon over the discovery of previously undisclosed records about ground zero. More.