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Legislation could make 9/11 a holiday in New York state

A New York state assemblymember is proposing legislation to make September 11 a New York public holiday. Brooklyn Democrat William Colton introduced the bill in January. If passed, September 11 would be added into the public holiday roster. More.

9/11 survivors face delays in certification despite full funding of federal health program

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 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.

Missing piece of 9/11 Memorial found in Lake Decatur

It's been two years since a piece of the Decatur 9/11 memorial went missing. The Decatur Park District believed it had been thrown in Lake Decatur, but they were never able to find it. "We kind of had a hunch that it was maybe thrown in the lake," said Clay Gerhard, Executive Director at the Decatur Park District. More.

Ponte Vedra Man will cycle 3,000 miles to honor sister killed on 9/11

On March 8, Ponte Vedra Beach's Patrick McGarry begins a bicycle ride from San Diego to St. Augustine. The ride honors his sister who died in the 9/11 World Trade Center attack and raise money for a nonprofit that honors a NYC firefighter who died in the same place. More.

Son of Windows on the World chef killed on 9/11 joins FDNY

The worst day of Probationary Firefighter Jerrell Nedd’s young life was on 9/11 when terrorists flew passenger jets into the World Trade Center, killing his father, a chef at Windows on the World restaurant atop the North Tower, and more than 2,700 others. More.

How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy

Stephen Miller’s January 2026 announcement to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers – telling them that they have “immunity to perform your duties” and that no “illegal alien, no leftist agitator or domestic insurrectionist” can stop them – may seem like an extreme statement outside the political mainstream. 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.