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18 years later: A guide to resources available for Sept. 11 victims, families

To help those still struggling 18 years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, resources, services, assistance programs and academic scholarships continue to be available to victims and their families. These services and resources are available through federal programs, non-profit organizations that began in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, and organizations that created scholarships for victims’ family members. More.

First Firefighters to Arrive at World Trade Center on 9/11 Have a Far Higher Risk of Heart Disease

A study of almost 10,000 firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center on September 11 has found those exposed to the dust which emerged from the destroyed buildings were more likely to develop heart problems. As the World Trade Center Collapsed on 9/11, it created a huge cloud of dust. First responders, including firefighters, had to contend with the debris.

More remains found of FDNY firefighter killed on 9/11 as 18th anniversary of terror attacks nears

Seventeen years after firefighter Michael Haub’s remains were recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center, the FDNY hero will be remembered at a second memorial service in his Long Island town. The recent identification of additional Ground Zero remains belonging to the 9/11 victim led his family to arrange for another visitation and ceremony this coming Tuesday at the Krauss Funeral Home in Franklin Square, L.I., where Mayor Bloomberg and FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta were among the mourners at Haub’s March 2002 wake.

Strangers who escaped World Trade Center together on 9/11 mark friendship

As we approach the 18th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, there is yet another story of triumph and enduring friendship that emerged from that dark day. On the morning of 9/11, Jonathan Judd was on his way to work in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The elevator stopped on the 83rd floor, the doors opened, and he saw an explosion. More.

2019 Commemoration Ceremony for 18th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

On Wed., Sept. 11, 2019, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will lead the world in commemorating the 18th anniversary of the horrific attacks of 9/11. Marking this important anniversary, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host the annual commemoration ceremony to honor the 2,983 men, women and children killed in the attacks at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, aboard Flight 93 and in the 1993 WTC bombing. More.

Judge Dismisses 138 Suits by 9/11 Workers Targeting Battery Park City Authority

A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed 138 lawsuits from plaintiffs who had targeted the Battery Park City Authority over exposure to toxic dust at Stuyvesant High School following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, finding they were already covered by a 2010 settlement with the city and its insurer. More.

9/11 first responders push Cuomo to sign pension bill

Sept. 11 first responders and state pols are pressing Gov. Cuomo to sign a bill granting better pension benefits to public employees disabled following Ground Zero rescue and recovery work. A bill that passed the Legislature in June expands the World Trade Center Disability Law to include nonuniformed responders. More.

Trial for Men Accused of Plotting 9/11 Attacks Is Set for 2021

Moving toward a final reckoning as the nation approaches the 20th anniversary of the day that led to the longest war in American history, a military judge on Friday set a date for the death penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay of the five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The judge, Col. W. Shane Cohen of the Air Force, set Jan. 11, 2021, for the start of the selection of a military jury at Camp Justice, the war court compound at the Navy base in Cuba. More.