Tuesday, April 23 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-04-24 02:02:14 GMT
A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
Wednesday, April 17 2013 7:54 PM EDT2013-04-17 23:54:01 GMT
New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Wednesday, January 9 2013 8:02 PM EST2013-01-10 01:02:13 GMT
In an emotionally loaded legal case, some Sept. 11 families on Wednesday pressed on with their fight to keep unidentified remains of the dead from being stored in the museum.
In an emotionally loaded legal case, some Sept. 11 families on Wednesday pressed on with their fight to keep unidentified remains of the dead from being stored in the museum at the World Trade Center site.
Tuesday, September 11 2012 11:36 AM EDT2012-09-11 15:36:55 GMT
The NYPD honored police officers killed on Sept. 11 on Twitter and Facebook. The department on Tuesday posted messages on Twitter once an hour for each NYPD victim, with links to individual memorial Facebook pages.
The NYPD honored police officers killed on Sept. 11 on Twitter and Facebook. The department on Tuesday posted messages on Twitter once an hour for each NYPD victim, with links to individual memorial Facebook pages.
Tuesday, September 11 2012 10:29 AM EDT2012-09-11 14:29:27 GMT
Many of the people who paid their respects at a Long Island 9/11 ceremony included prayers for service men and women overseas. Hundreds attended the event Tuesday at Point Lookout Beach in Hempstead.
Many of the people who paid their respects at a Long Island 9/11 ceremony included prayers for service men and women overseas. Hundreds attended the event Tuesday at Point Lookout Beach in Hempstead.
Monday, September 10 2012 6:27 PM EDT2012-09-10 22:27:19 GMT
A New York City man has been given permission to display 300 "Flags of Honor" to commemorate Sept. 11 victims in lower Manhattan.
A New York City man has been given permission to display 300 "Flags of Honor" to commemorate Sept. 11 victims in lower Manhattan.
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For six years, plumber Mike Hughes has placed American flags by the damaged World Trade Center sphere in Battery Park, a half mile from Ground Zero. On each flag are the names of all 2,977 victims of 9/11.
One year he put up 3,000 flags, most years 300. This year he will only have time to put up 120. He could not get the city of New York to give him permission until 1230 p.m. Monday.
Mike, who normally has a week to prepare, got one day to set up his 9/11 memorial. He said someone told him Mayor Mike Bloomberg was in favor of winding down the memorials after the 10th anniversary in 2011.
Once he got permission, Mike scrambled to get the flags, steel rods and plastic flagpoles he kept in the basement of a store in the Morris Park section of the Bronx. Then he loaded everything into a rental van. Then it was off to Battery Park.
Once he was in Battery Park, old friends joined in. Con Ed employees will set up lights and construction workers volunteered at ground zero and other first responders with their families.
A spokeswoman for the city's Parks Department said it is "absolutely insane" to think the Mayor is opposed to memorials. The spokeswoman said the delay in issuing the permit was due to construction of new Oval Park but those plans changed. She did not say what changed.
