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Health program for 9/11 illnesses faces uncertain future after federal staffing cuts

More than 23 years after the Twin Towers collapsed, blanketing lower Manhattan in toxic dust and debris, the number of people diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses is still growing. More.

Health program for 9/11 illnesses faces uncertain future after federal staffing cuts

More than 23 years after the Twin Towers collapsed, blanketing lower Manhattan in toxic dust and debris, the number of people diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses is still growing. More.

NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension

Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.

NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension

Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.

NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension

Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.

‘Bureaucratic cruelty’: 9/11 responders and survivors shaken by US health cuts

A program that provides free healthcare to first responders and survivors of the World Trade Center terror attacks has been in turmoil for months, with services cut, restored and cut again as part of the Trump administration’s “restructuring” of the federal health department. More.

‘Bureaucratic cruelty’: 9/11 responders and survivors shaken by US health cuts

A program that provides free healthcare to first responders and survivors of the World Trade Center terror attacks has been in turmoil for months, with services cut, restored and cut again as part of the Trump administration’s “restructuring” of the federal health department. More.

Staff cuts to World Trade Center Health Program bring anger, frustration, anxiety

Tom Wilson, a retired NYPD sergeant from Bellport, said he has watched with anger and frustration as the Trump administration has made deep staffing cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program he credits with saving his life. More.