It’s a milestone no one wants to mark: Within the next year, the number of FDNY members who have died from a 9/11-related illnesses is expected to surpass the number of firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians who died in the terror attack, FDNY and union officials said. More.
FDNY 9/11-related illness deaths to soon surpass number of members that died in terror attack that day
'This Bill Is Truly About Fairness': Nicole Malliotakis Discusses 9/11 Victims Bill
In remarks on the House floor Friday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) spoke about 9/11. More.
Firefighter James J. Cody, Jr. Road: Garden City South 9/11 hero honored with street renaming
An FDNY firefighter who spent months at ground zero was honored in Garden City South on Saturday with a street renamed after him. Roxbury Road South was renamed in memory of FDNY Firefighter James J. Cody, Jr. – the block he grew up on. More.
Who Voted Against Money for 9/11 Victims' Families
Thirty Republicans and one Democrat opposed legislation Friday that provides compensation to the victims of 9/11 and their family members. More.
Bill would mandate employers inform 9/11 survivors about relief
Thousands of people affected by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, are eligible for health care and other assistance, but don't know it. Legislation introduced this year would require businesses to help spread the word, but it died in committee. More.
House passes bill to give $2.7 billion to families of 9/11 victims
In its final vote before lawmakers left Washington for November’s midterm elections, the House on Friday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would authorize $2.7 billion in compensation payments to the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. More.
FDNY paramedic, 9/11 responder fatally stabbed in the line of duty in Queens: 'Heartbreaking and enraging'
New York City is mourning the tragic death of a longtime FDNY paramedic who was fatally stabbed while on duty in a Queens neighborhood Thursday afternoon. More.
The War-Zone Mentality — Mental Health Effects of Gun Violence in U.S. Children and Adolescents
Does gun violence affect the mental health of U.S. children? That question has the same answer as most inquiries about child and adolescent development: it depends. Rarely does a simple cause–effect relationship apply to the same degree to all children, and the same exposures may even have opposite effects on different children. More.