9/11 Survivors
Port Authority Officer Will Jimeno, who was trapped in the World Trade Center rubble, shares what he has learned from his recovery post-9/11
Through a series of portraits, Kate Bergen hopes to elevate the stories and recognition of the women who answered the call on that September day
The names of late Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer are being added to the new bill to restore the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
Luis Alvarez assumed the spotlight to push Congress into action to aid first responders who developed life-threatening diseases from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
Detective Luis Alvarez was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2016, which he traced to the three months spent in the rubble of the World Trade Center’s twin towers after the 2001 terrorist attacks
Fund advocates say Sen. Mitch McConnell committed to scheduling a vote in August to renew the fund before it expires
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday said that it was good that McConnell agreed to meet with 9/11 responders, but that the GOP leader needs to promise to make funding permanent
“It would also be helpful if the administration would kind of weigh in and I haven’t really seen any specific indication from them on where they stand,” IAFF President Harold Schaitberger said
Advocate and comedian slams lack of attendance at hearing on a bill that would ensure first responder benefits for 70 years
The workers, including paramedics and EMTs, have been granted unlimited sick leave as they fight the illnesses linked to their time at Ground Zero
Jon Stewart said it was “nonsense” that first responders and their families again have to “beg” Congress for money nearly 18 years after the attacks
With just $2.375 billion left to spend on 20,000 pending cases, compensation packages will have to be cut in half on all claims
Retired FDNY EMT Salvatore Turturici was gifted a motorcycle after wanting to ride one since his cancer diagnosis
The museum will be farther away from the World Trade Center memorial but with triple the space
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the law Sunday, extending the deadline to Sept. 11, 2018
The collection includes 200 oral histories and more than 1,000 photographs, manuscript materials, logbooks and indexes
Responders are asking for permanent extension of the act that covers medical expenses for those exposed to toxic substances at ground zero
The law, which funds treatment for workers sickened by the toxic fumes of Ground Zero, expires in 2016
Commissioner Daniel Nigro said their deaths are a painful reminder that 13 years later we continue to pay a terrible price for the department’s heroic efforts
The National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum was open for the first time on the anniversary
Museum president: “You won’t walk out of this museum without a feeling that you understand humanity in a deeper way.”