When Placido Perez closes his eyes, he can still see the World Trade Center towers beneath him. On weekends, he would sometimes fly his red-and-white Cessna along the Hudson River, taking selfies with the towers in the background, stark against a cerulean sky. “I still look at the pictures all the time,” he says. “I remember the good times. It’s what gets you through.” More.
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9/11 Family Members Blast Govs Over Stalled Museum
In the wind: Experts say thousands of Downtowners affected by toxic 9/11 dust still missing from Zadroga Act rolls
It’s been more than 15 years since the 9/11 attacks spread a cloud of toxic chemicals and dust across Lower Manhattan, and advocates say that many of the people who were harmed by it still don’t realize how they were affected - or that help is available. More.
NYS AFL-CIO Statement on Effort to Reverse the Sequestration of Funds for 9/11 World Trade Center Victims
Study Investigates Long-Term Health of 9/11 Survivors
First responders and survivors of the September 11 terrorist attack in New York City are suffering from an increased long-term risk of asthma, other respiratory diseases and heart attacks nearly 16 years after the tragic event. More.
Relative of 9/11 victims want terror plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to spend the rest of his days behind bars instead of execution
Artifacts Capture 1993 WTC Bombing on 25th Anniversary
A special exhibit marking the 25th anniversary of the 1993 truck bombing of the World Trade Center will open Feb. 1 at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum. The installation in downtown Manhattan is part of a month-long series of commemorative events and will feature artifacts from the attack and subsequent investigation. More.