Category Archives: Health Issues

NYC street renamed after hero NYPD detective and crusader for 9/11 survivors Barbara Taylor-Burnette

NYPD Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette, 58, who lobbied Congress for funds for those affected by 9/11 illnesses while sick herself, has been honored with the naming of a Brooklyn street, reports […]

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Bill would mandate employers inform 9/11 survivors about relief

A bill that died in committee earlier this year,  Assembly Bill A9715A, would require certain businesses in Lower Manhattan to notify their past and present employees of their eligibility for […]

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Firefighter James J. Cody, Jr. Road: Garden City South 9/11 hero honored with street renaming

Roxbury Road South in Garden City South has been renamed to honor FDNY Firefighter James J. Cody, Jr. who grew up on the block. Later, FF Cody spent many months […]

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