As the deadline to register for 9/11-related health benefits nears, there are still many impacted New Yorkers who haven’t signed up — or don’t even know they’re eligible altogether. More.
Only a fraction of eligible NYers have signed up for 9/11 victim benefits, others urged to register now
20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Event Planned For Minnesota State Capitol
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs and other groups are planning a State Capitol event on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The official “9/11 Day of Remembrance” will be in-person this year. More.
This fireboat responded to 9/11. Now it has a new gig in NYC as a floating museum
The Fireboat John McKean might have figured out this retirement thing after all. Purchased at auction in 2016 — for $57,400, by Westchester restaurateurs Michael Kaphan and Edward Taylor — the McKean, which ferried people to safety and pumped water to the smoldering World Trade Center on 9/11, has had a peripatetic five years. More.
Moderate Democrats call for 9/11-style commission to investigate COVID-19 origins
Members of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of centrist Democrats, are calling on congressional leadership to move on legislation to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the origins of COVID-19. More.
Only weeks left: Look back window for 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund claims closes in late July
Individuals needing to file a claim to receive benefits from the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund have less than three weeks before the July 29 deadline. There are two separate deadlines: a claim-filing deadline and a registration deadline. More.
Father and son prepare for bike ride to honor 9/11 first responders
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11. To honor the first responders who lost their lives that day, a father and son are preparing to embark on a 3,800-mile journey. Ten firefighters, either retired or still working, will be riding their bikes from the Bay Area to Brooklyn. More.
9/11 Museum’s 20th-Anniversary Exhibitions Become Victims of Cuts
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan has dropped plans for special exhibitions commemorating the 20th anniversary of what was perhaps the most traumatic day in modern American history, museum officials said. More.
Bay Area firefighters prepare for bike ride to New York City to honor 9/11 victims
A group of Bay Area firefighters plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a cross country bike ride ending in New York city. Because some days in American history are so significant, people can remember exactly where they were, even decades later. More.