Governor Hochul signs legislation to support 9/11 victims, first responders, and their loved ones

By Kimberly | Published: September 9, 2022

On September 9, 2022, Governor Hochul signed five pieces of legislation about September 11th issues. Her press release lists the legislation here.

  •  Legislation (S.6810/A.7425) establishes alternative method for Victim Compensation Fund awards
  • Legislation (S.6812/A.7426) requires the Victim Compensation Fund Award to process injury claims equally to death claims
  • Legislation (S.9370/A.9922A) provides a presumption for Workers’ Compensation claims for any health impairment or death for those who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations
  • Legislation (S.9294A/A.10416) extends the deadline for filing disability claims for a qualifying World Trade Center condition
  • Legislation (S.8273/A.7057-B) designates a portion of the State Highway system as the “Port Authority Police Officer James W. Kennelly Memorial Highway”
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Nearly 300 names being added to Long Island memorial wall honoring 9/11 responders

By Kimberly | Published: September 8, 2022

The Responders Remembered Park in Nesconset will add 285 names to their memorial walls on September 18, 2022. All the names on the walls are people, mostly rescue and recovery workers, who have died of World Trade Center-related illnesses, reports Kristin Thorne for ABC7.

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9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center delayed another year, hoping for 2026 opening

By Kimberly | Published: September 8, 2022

The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center in Arlington National Cemetery again faces delays. The proposed opening date will now be in 2026, with construction beginning in 2024.

The expansion of the cemetery and building of the center were first announced in 2015, with a hoped-for opening in 2019 or 2020. But the cemetery project includes realigning neighboring roads, and the resulting roadwork and its regulations control the deadlines for the project.

The center’s executive director, Jim Laychak, told Matt Blitz of Arlington Now,  “We need to remember those stories and remember what happened, especially these days with social media and all of the misinformation, conspiracy theories. said We are going to get [the education center] done. It’s a project we believe in.” Laychak’s brother Dave was killed at the Pentagon during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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