Scholarship continues legacy of late NYPD Det. Luis Alvarez

By Kimberly | Published: November 25, 2021

Scholarships in the name of retired NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez are helping the children of those who are sick or who have died from World Trade Center-related illnesses, reports Matthew Chayes for NY Newsday. He talks with Jack Santoro, Tommy and Ryan Wilson, beneficiaries of Alvarez scholarships.

Luis Alvarez died of World Trade Center-related cancer in June of 2019, shortly after testifying before Congress to fund the Victim Compensation Fund and his heartbreaking testimony is largely responsible for the refunding.

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‘Sitting on their names draws the line’: TikTok shows tourists posing with 9/11 Memorial

By Kimberly | Published: November 24, 2021

A recent TikTok video showing tourists sitting on New York’s 9/11 Memorial and smiling for selfies there has gone viral. The video has garnered many responses from people disgusted by the disrespect shown to those killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks, writes Samantha Berlin for Newsweek.

The video has attracted more than 18 million views and tens of thousands of comments. Its poster was @backpackflipflops.

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9/11 Firefighter John R. Elges, FDNY L-134, honored with street renaming in Island Park

By Kimberly | Published: November 20, 2021

Firefighter John R. Elges of FDNY L-134 died from World Trade Center-related throat cancer in 2018 after three years of suffering with the disease. He was 60.

Delaware Avenue in Island Park has been renamed in his memory, reports L.S. Cohen for longisland.com.

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