Posted: Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:30 am | Updated: 1:16 pm, Thu Sep 14, 2017. by Anthony Medina, Chronicle Contributor | 0 comments FDNY’s James Lanza also honored for Woodside community activism PHOTO BY ANTHONY MEDINA, COURTESY NYC COUNCIL Family, friends, co-workers and politicians display the new Jimmy Lanza Way street sign, raised last Saturday in honor of the 9/11 hero, […]
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St. Michael’s Cemetery Holds Annual 9/11 Memorial Service
The historic St. Michael’s Cemetery of East Elmhurst has honored the victims of the September 11 terror attacks for 16 years with community events, a two-mile “Remember Me” run, and the dedication of several memorials honoring those who lost their lives on that fateful day at the World Trade Center and in the years that […]
NY gov. approves unlimited sick leave benefits for 9/11 responders
The responders will now be eligible for unlimited paid sick leave with full salary coverage Today at 11:42 AM By EMS1 Staff ALBANY, N.Y. — New legislation made unpaid sick leave benefits available to 9/11 first responders who developed an illness as a result of working at Ground Zero. ABC News 10 reported that Governor Andrew […]
FDNY battalion honors firefighters who died in Sept. 11 terror attacks
BROOKLYN – An FDNY battalion honored firefighters who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The FDNY lost 343 firefighters on 9/11 and many more from related illnesses over the years. Even though it’s been 16 years since 9/11, the pain is still fresh for firefighter Keith McElwain. More than 20 of his […]
50 People To Know: FDNY’s Jim Sorokac & The Solemn Duty Of Tolling The 9/11 Bell
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Every year on September 11th at the World Trade Center, firefighter Jim Sorokac performs a solemn duty. “My specific job is to toll the bell at the proper time in history,” he tells Sean Adams. Read More: CBS News
FDNY Commissioner: We still remember the people who died heroically on 9/11
(Vatican Radio) Americans are Monday marking the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Thousands of 9/11 victims’ relatives, survivors, rescuers and others were expected to gather at the World Trade Center to remember the worst terror attack on American soil. Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked planes slammed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a […]
Astoria street co-named for Woodside firefighter who helped save 16 lives during 9/11
By Angela Matua A Woodside firefighter who helped rescue 16 people during the 9/11 attacks but later died from illnesses he contracted while working at Ground Zero was honored with a street co-naming in Astoria on Sept. 9. Jimmy Lanza, who died in April at 71 due to 9/11-related brain cancer, was part of the team that pulled people out of […]
On 9/11, people remember their favourite story about Steve Buscemi
Famous for playing slimy characters, most notably in Tarantino’s Resevoir Dogs, one of Steve Buscemi’s first jobs as a fire-fighter is surprisingly heroic. In the 1980s, he worked for the emergency services in New York, and even returned to help his former unit in the post-9/11 clear up operation. Getty Images Sixteen years ago, […]
Brooklyn victims honored at Borough Hall 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Borough President Eric Adams points to names on the newly unveiled banner. Photos: Erica Sherman/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams joined victims’ families and first responders at his third annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Brooklyn Borough Hall to honor those lost on that tragic day nearly 16 years ago. For the first […]
Thousands of September 11th first responders continue to battle illnesses
Nearly 16 years since the September 11th attacks, thousands of first responders are battling illnesses as a result of the toxic dust. About two-thirds have at least one health condition related to the attacks. More than 3,000 FDNY members have been diagnosed with some type of cancer. Now, James Lemonda, the president of the Uniformed […]
