Her Husband Spent 9 Months Digging Through the Toxic Remains of the World Trade Center. She Won’t Let the World Forget
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Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer added to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill name
By MICHAEL MCAULIFF NEW YORK DAILY NEWS JUL 08, 2019 | 12:46 PM James Zadroga, the NYPD detective who gave his name to the original 9/11 bill after dying from exposure to Ground Zero, is getting some partners. The names of late Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer are being added to the new bill to restore […]
Deaths from 9/11-related illnesses will soon pass those lost on day of attacks: report
PIX11 News NEW YORK — Nearly 18 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, more than 2,000 people have died of an illness related to the attacks. That figure was provided to the Seattle Times last year by The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and World Trade Center Health Program. Officials at each organization told the news […]
9/11 health bill to be named after Luis Alvarez
By Nikki Schwab July 8, 2019 | 4:46pm Zadroga – an NYPD officer who also died of cancer – has had his name on the first two iterations of the law, passed in 2010 and again in 2015. “Ray and Lou will join Jimmy on the Mount Rushmore of those who were instrumental in ensuring we […]
‘We Are Seeing People Dropping Like Flies’: Meet the 9/11 First Responders Now Fighting for Their Own Lives
“I don’t think anyone went there with the thought, ‘Don’t go there. You will get sick,’ “
Famous FDNY Battalion Chief Larry Byrnes from the Naudet 911 Film Honored with Fire Family Transport Foundation Van
June 28, 2019 At 11 AM, in the quarters of Engine 7 Tower Ladder 1 at 100 Duane St., New York City, NY, Battalion Chief Larry Byrnes from the 911 Naudet film was honored today with a Fire Family Assistance Van in his name to support FDNY sickened members for their transport needs. During the […]
Op-ed: Why Jon Stewart Fights for Those Sick and Dying From 9/11-Related Illnesses
June 14, 2019 911 Memorial By Alice M. Greenwald, President & CEO, 9/11 Memorial & Museum In a recent congressional hearing, Jon Stewart displayed passionate conviction for the men and women sickened by exposure to Ground Zero toxins. His testimony has resonated around the country. This does not surprise me, as Stewart, a 9/11 Memorial & Museum board member, […]
Jon Stewart Receives FDNY Legend’s Coat In Emotional Moment Before Blasting Lawmakers At 9/11 Hearing
JUNE 11, 2019 – 3:45 PM NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — An emotional Jon Stewart, who was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a Congressional hearing on the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, was given the turnout coat of FDNY legend Ray Pfeifer, who died from 9/11-related cancer two years ago. Pfeifer, who served more than 27 years with the FDNY, was […]
Jon Stewart’s 9/11 testimony hits home for Hoosiers who responded to New York attacks
June 12, 2019 HOLLY V. HAYS | INDIANAPOLIS STAR Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart gave tearful testimony Tuesday when he urged members of Congress to renew funding for the evaporating 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund covering first responders. But the lingering effects of the World Trade Center attacks extend far beyond Lower Manhattan. More than half of the 62 first responders who […]
Jon Stewart complete opening statement to congress today
June 11,2019 Jon Stewart addresses congress Thank you C-SPAN