Robert Simko, the co-founder of the Battery Park City Broadsheet, died at age 68 in November from a cancer that has been linked to exposure to environmental toxins from September 11. More.
More prominent victims of 9/11 cancers
Democratic Senators Push Bill To Close 9/11 Health Program Funding Shortfall
Democratic Senators announces a new bill to close the 9/11 Health Program funding shortfall. More.
$785M budget for Las Vegas police gets tentative approval
The Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs approved a tentative $785 million budget for the department Monday, a nearly 10 percent increase over last year. More.
NYC 9/11 responders to fight for more funding for World Trade Center Health Program
Several 9/11 first responders from New York City are heading to Washington, D.C. today to fight for more funding for the World Trade Center Health Program. More.
He Survived the Trade Center Bombing. ‘I Always Knew They’d Be Back.’
Thirty years ago today, Tim Lang was injured in the first attack on the twin towers, an ominous but often overlooked prelude to 9/11. He does not forget. More.
‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered
Lolita Jackson was at her 72nd-floor desk in the World Trade Center, feeling like she worked at the top of the world. Then came the boom, and smoke started curling in from an elevator shaft. More.
‘This is our final stand.’ 9/11 first responders advocate for WTC Health Program funding
Two 9/11 first responders from Long Island are heading to Washington, D.C. to fight for more funding for the World Trade Center Health Program. More.
Years Before 9/11, There Was 2/26
On Feb. 26, 1993—a date often obscured by the enormity of 9/11—I went to work in one era and returned home with a glimpse of another marked by new perils and challenges. More.