It’s been a controversial battle for years and now it could be back. Ground Zero mosque sent New York City into a tailspin, with an immense backlash that led developers to put a hold on the project. Since then, it’s gone through tweaks and changes—but it seems this development project is back on track. The building is a mere two blocks from the site of the horrific 9/11 terror attacks. More.

For their tireless efforts that eventually resulted in lifelong health care and compensation for those who fell ill at Ground Zero, 18 New Yorkers received the city’s Bronze Medallion on Monday in a morning ceremony at Broadway’s historic Beacon Theatre. Mayor Bill de Blasio handed out the awards, which recognized the first responders and volunteers — still ailing from working on the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks — for convincing Congress to renew the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund through 2092.

A united front of still-ailing uniformed first responders and volunteers — construction and office workers as well as residents — banded together for more than decade to persuade Congress to renew the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund. More.

The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund has revisited its policy of imposing a two-year deadline for first-responders, survivors and their families to apply from the time a family member had died, or from the date their WTC condition had been certified, according to a VCF spokesperson, setting a new deadline of July 29, 2021. Several 9/11 compensation lawyers and WTC health-care advocates said the change throws a lifeline to thousands of people who had been previously denied benefits because of the two-year deadline.

Despite a relatively young average age and no routine screening, prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men who worked at the World Trade Center (WTC) following the 9/11/2001 disaster. This study evaluated whether re-experiencing stressful memories of a traumatic event was associated with prostate cancer incidence. More.

"In 2017, I was diagnosed with cancer I didn't immediately associate with 9/11," said Tamika Johnson. Advocates behind this seminar say there could be thousands of people like Tamika Johnson out there. "We were lied to about the air being clean," she added. The people aren't first responders, but they are now getting sick because of the time they spent near Ground Zero after the September 11th attacks. More.

Voices of September 11th has announced that New Canaan resident, Bonnie McEneaney McNamara was elected as chair of the board, after serving as a board member since its inception in 2002. She is succeeding Voices board chair and former New Canaan resident, Kurt Wolfgruber, who passed away in June. More.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Donald Arias said on Monday that the families who lost loved ones in Friday's shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida deserve full disclosure about what happened. “Prior to this administration, we lived through eight years of political correctness, where they got rid of all references to Islamic terror in training materials for the FBI, etc.,” Arias, whose brother died at the World Trade Center on Sept.