9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
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Lung, heart, and mental health research study for NYers aged 13-21
NYU’s School of Medicine will conduct a lung, heart, and mental health research study for young New York City residents, aged 13-21, to evaluate the impact of the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks on public health. Qualifications Participants must be Born between 9/11/1993 and 9/10/2001 (Ages 13-21)* Available for a one-time visit Must not […]
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Press conference to protest proposed underfunded and temporary extension of the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund
Press conference to protest proposed underfunded and temporary extension of the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund
On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1:30pm, 9/11 recovery workers and survivors and local politicians will meet outside 7 World to oppose the recent proposals from the Majority House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce committees that would provide an underfunded and temporary extension of the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund. Even […]
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Rally in support of the permanent extension of the Zadroga Act
Rally in support of the permanent extension of the Zadroga Act
On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 10:00am, at the 68th Precinct in Brooklyn, please join members of the NYPD, other World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers and local politicians in a rally in support of the permanent extension of the Zadroga Act. For more details, please click here. 68 Precinct 333 65th Street Brooklyn, […]
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Rally in support of the permanent extension of the Zadroga Act
Rally in support of the permanent extension of the Zadroga Act
On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 10:00am, at the 68th Precinct in Brooklyn, please join members of the NYPD, other World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers and local politicians in a rally in support of the permanent extension of the Zadroga Act. For more details, please click here. 68 Precinct 333 65th Street Brooklyn, […]
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World Pancreatic Cancer Day
The 2015 World Pancreatic Cancer Day is November 13, 2015. Worldwide there are around 280,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer each year and it is the seventh biggest cancer killer. Rates of pancreatic cancer are abnormally high among World Trade Center recovery workers. Yet the disease barely gets attention. This cancer is chronically underfunded and has […]
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United in Purple Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Walk
United in Purple Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Walk
Staten Island's first Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Walk will take place at Clove Lakes Park, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Pancreatic cancer is a very underfunded and understudied cancer. For the last 40 years, there is has been no significant change in its survival rate -- an abysmal 3%-7%. Pancreatic cancer rates […]
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Rally for Zadroga renewal
Rally for Zadroga renewal
Today, a number of FDNY members who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001 and who worked the recovery effort, boarded a bus a 4:00am and rode to Randall's Island for a day of rallying for the extension of the Zadroga Act. Many of these brave firefighters are very ill. How much longer will […]
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Rally for Zadroga renewal
Rally for Zadroga renewal
Today, a number of FDNY members who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001 and who worked the recovery effort, boarded a bus a 4:00am and rode to Randall's Island for a day of rallying for the extension of the Zadroga Act. Many of these brave firefighters are very ill. How much longer will […]
Cancer Treatment: How to Make Informed Choices about Standard Care & Clinical Trials
Cancer Treatment: How to Make Informed Choices about Standard Care & Clinical Trials
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals to a seminar entitled Cancer Treatment: How to Make Informed Choices about Standard Care & Clinical Trials. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Melville. The evening’s speaker will be Colleen […]
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Webinar – Coping with relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia
Webinar – Coping with relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia
As World Trade Center recovery workers know only too well, blood cancers are epidemic among those who worked the site. The Cancer Support Community will host a free webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 6:30pm. The topic is coping with relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia (A.L.L.). The webinar will provide information on understanding a […]
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Wake for Diane DiGiacomo, ASPCA
Wake for Diane DiGiacomo, ASPCA
Diane DiGiacomo died on November 20, 2015 of World Trade Center-related cancer brought about from her work saving pets with the ASPCA after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Her visitation will be held on Monday, November 25, 2015 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Hanley Funeral Home in […]
Funeral for Diane DiGiacomo, ASPCA
Funeral for Diane DiGiacomo, ASPCA
Diane DiGiacomo died on November 20, 2015 of World Trade Center-related cancer brought about from her work saving pets with the ASPCA after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Her funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Our Lady Queen of Peace in New Dorp. Burial will follow in Green-Wood […]
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Funeral for Diane DiGiacomo, ASPCA
Funeral for Diane DiGiacomo, ASPCA
Diane DiGiacomo died on November 20, 2015 of World Trade Center-related cancer brought about from her work saving pets with the ASPCA after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Her funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Our Lady Queen of Peace in New Dorp. Burial will follow in Green-Wood […]
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Plaque Dedication for Firefighter Charles Szoke, Ladder 21
Plaque Dedication for Firefighter Charles Szoke, Ladder 21
On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter Charles Szoke of Ladder 21, who died of World Trade Center illness on December 1, 2014. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-34/L-21. Engine 34/Ladder 21 440 West 34th Street New York, NY
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Reserve space on bus to DC rally
If you are joining the rally to persuade Congress to reauthorize the Zadroga Act in Washington DC on Thursday, December 3, 2015, space may be available on a bus. The bus will depart from New York at 5:45am; returning to NYC by 6:00pm. To see if space is available and to reserve your place, please […]
Plaque Dedication for Firefighter Charles Szoke, Ladder 21
Plaque Dedication for Firefighter Charles Szoke, Ladder 21
On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter Charles Szoke of Ladder 21, who died of World Trade Center illness on December 1, 2014. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-34/L-21. Engine 34/Ladder 21 440 West 34th Street New York, NY
Wake for FDNY Chief James Costello (ret.)
Wake for FDNY Chief James Costello (ret.)
Chief James Costello was diagnosed on Monday, November 23, 2015 and died of World Trade Center-related pancreatic cancer on November 24, 2015. He was 52 and retired from the FDNY last year. Chief Costello spent his long career at Engine 54/Ladder 4, was Lieutenant of Ladder 45, Captain of Ladder 48, then Chief of the […]
Funeral for FDNY Chief James Costello (ret.)
Funeral for FDNY Chief James Costello (ret.)
Chief James Costello was diagnosed on Monday, November 23, 2015 and died of World Trade Center-related pancreatic cancer on November 24, 2015. He was 52 and retired from the FDNY last year. Chief Costello spent his long career at Engine 54/Ladder 4, was Lieutenant of Ladder 45, Captain of Ladder 48, then Chief of the […]
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Funeral for FDNY Chief James Costello (ret.)
Funeral for FDNY Chief James Costello (ret.)
Chief James Costello was diagnosed on Monday, November 23, 2015 and died of World Trade Center-related pancreatic cancer on November 24, 2015. He was 52 and retired from the FDNY last year. Chief Costello spent his long career at Engine 54/Ladder 4, was Lieutenant of Ladder 45, Captain of Ladder 48, then Chief of the […]
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Join WTC recovery workers in DC where they will again try to persuade Congress to permanently reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Join WTC recovery workers in DC where they will again try to persuade Congress to permanently reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
World Trade Center recovery workers will once again head to Washington where politicians have forced them to beg for healthcare for the illnesses they contracted during the recovery effort at the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks. They will once again attempt to persuade Congress permanently to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and […]