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9-11

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Downtown

July 01, 2011

Sickened 9/11 Survivors Get Details on $2.8B Health Fund

Sheila Birnbaum took questions from 9/11 recovery workers and residents at a town hall meeting.

Manhattan

May 19, 2011

Three Manhattan Fire Companies Facing Budget Ax

A plan to close 20 fire companies citywide includes a pair in Lower Manhattan and one in Midtown.

Manhattan

May 05, 2011

Remembering the 9/11 Victim Who Hunted Osama bin Laden

Murray Weiss recalls John O'Neill, the counter-terror expert killed at the Towers.

Manhattan

May 05, 2011

Obama Lays Tribute Wreath at Ground Zero

President Barack Obama led a ceremony today at Ground Zero to pay tribute those who died in the 9/11 attacks.

Downtown

May 04, 2011

Obama to Lay Wreath at Ground Zero Thursday

Support for the president is up after the death of Osama bin Laden, a new poll shows.

Downtown

April 28, 2011

9/11 Responders' Generosity Hailed in New Documentary

"New York Says Thank You" premieres at Tribeca Film Fest.

Washington Heights & Inwood

April 14, 2011

Inwood Resident Honored for 9/11 Daffodils in Isham Park

Peggy Quisenberry was honored as one of a team of volunteers who planted thousands of daffodils in memory of 9/11.

Midtown

April 11, 2011

Kelly, Gillibrand Call for Emergency Wireless Network

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says a dedicated server is needed to allow local, state and federal agencies to communicate on one spectrum.

Downtown

March 07, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg Vague on Fate of World Trade Center Sphere

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city was working with the Port Authority to determine the sphere's future.

Downtown

February 17, 2011

9/11 Rescued Objects Find New Meaning in Exhibit

An exhibit at the Tribute WTC Visitor Center displays personal relics salvaged after the attacks.

Downtown

January 19, 2011

A Sick 9/11 Responder Goes Without Compensation

Ken George will endure a long battle without compensation.

Downtown

January 19, 2011

Ground Zero Firefighter Dies From Lung Disease

Firefighter William Quick, 55, died from lung disease after spending months in the toxic dust at Ground Zero after 9/11.

Downtown

January 18, 2011

NYPD Will Assign 673 Officers to World Trade Center, Report Says

The NYPD will assign 673 officers to the new site after it opens in September 2011, Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

Downtown

January 10, 2011

9/11 First Responder Who Saved Several Firefighters Dies From Cancer

A 9/11 first responder died Sunday of cancer connected to time he spent at Ground Zero.

Manhattan

January 03, 2011

Obama Signs 9/11 Bill Into Law

Without the usual fanfare, the president signed the Zadroga bill while on vacation in Hawaii.