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Read stories and view photos of Long Islanders who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, and see the latest news headlines and more from Newsday.com as the nation marks this year's anniversary of 9/11.
A commemorative climb in Flushing raised funds for the families of firefighters who died on 9/11 or from related illnesses afterward.
2m readForty of the 42 officers died of illnesses contracted from exposure to toxic chemicals at Ground Zero after 9/11.
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Runners by the thousands took part in the 23rd annual Tunnel to Towers race on a rainy day in lower Manhattan.
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In the aftermath of the attacks, officials said the air was safe. The federal government has admitted it was wrong, but less is known about what the city knew.
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As we remember those we lost on 9/11, we're looking at the ongoing battle to secure long term protection for first responders and the latest twists and turns in the cases of the accused terrorists.
The annual commemorations have taken on added meaning over the years, as thousands more have died of illnesses related to exposure at Ground Zero.
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Ceremonies in New York City and across Long Island mark the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Victims' families, police, firefighters, medics and other first responders from Long Island and across the region once again gathered to honor those lost.
5m readNearly 500 Long Islanders were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. These are the stories of those who were lost.
"If I had to put four people on the Mount Rushmore of the 9/11 community, she would be one of them," said John Feal of FealGood Foundation, which advocates for 9/11 first responders.
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Roko Camaj had spectacular views working high above the busy streets of Manhatten as a window washer at the Twin Towers. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and Roko's son, Vincent, honor his legacy.
Memorials around the world mark the 9/11 attacks but each anniverary brings global attention to New York City.
4m readBut scientists say they have been unable to identify the victims because of lack of genetic reference samples to make comparisons.
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The names of eight Town of Oyster Bay residents who died of illnesses related to the 9/11 attacks were added to the Walls of Honor at Tobay Beach.
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"I know this stuff happens to everybody. But sometimes it's just a little more than it should be," retired FDNY official Stephen Doyle, 57, said of memory problems after working at Ground Zero following 9/11.
4m readA low-key ceremony in the Village of Brightwaters included survivors and relatives of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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3,000 American flags were placed in Ackerson Plaza in Brightwaters to honor those lost on 9/11. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.
The FDNY honored added the names of 32 firefighters who have died of 9/11-related illnesses to its memorial wall in a ceremony Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.
"I remember how we all immediately honored the lives we lost by coming together as one community, undivided in their names," Huntington Town Supervisor Ed Smyth said.
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The bill was introduced in March 2023 and remains waiting to be heard by the House Oversight Committee.
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The FDNY added 32 names to a memorial wall of city firefighters, paramedics and other department members who have died of 9/11-related illnesses.
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Court Cousins sifted through the rubble at Ground Zero.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged co-conspirators are expected to enter guilty pleas as soon as next week.
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A lawsuit by 9/11 Health Watch seeks information about what city leaders knew about Ground Zero toxins and when they knew it.
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Stony Brook University researchers found the first responders show a far higher rate of dementia than the general population.
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"That morning started with four Haskells in the fire department," Frank Haskell, who was off duty and reached Ground Zero on Sept. 12, said. "By the end of the day, two of us were gone."
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But the fund's special master, Allison Turkel, wrote in the fund's annual report that she is concerned there are still claimants who are entitled to compensation.
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Friends of Firefighters provides free and confidential mental health, wellness and peer support to FDNY members and their children.
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Former President George W. Bush phoned Beckwith's widow, Barbara, to offer condolences, calling the retired firefighter a "decent, humble man."
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The father of James Zadroga, an NYPD officer who died of a 9/11 illness, died on Jan. 13 after being struck in a hospital parking lot in New Jersey.
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New DNA technology was used to identify John Ballantine Niven, of Oyster Bay. The remains of 1,103 victims remain unidentified.
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Despite medical studies, autoimmune diseases such as neuropathy are not yet covered by the WTC program.
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Chris Scalone of Port Jefferson Station died of 9/11-related esophageal cancer.
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Delendick died of pancreatic cancer related to his time at the World Trade Center pile.
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Alice Yu, who at age 47 is running her first marathon, is among 50,000 participants joining the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.
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A retired FDNY firefighter's death Saturday marked the department's 343rd related to work at and around Ground Zero, the same number of department personnel to die on 9/11.
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The Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk participants on Sunday included Erika Oelkers, 48, whose husband died in 2021 from 9/11-related cancer.
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With two deaths last week, the fire department has lost the same number of members from 9/11 illness as on the day of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center 22 years ago, the FDNY said.
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Without action from Congress, the program will not have enough money to accept new enrollees by 2027, while other cuts in service could be needed the following year, according to a bipartisan contingent of House and Senate lawmakers.
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Nearly 500 Long Islanders were killed when militants from al-Qaida flew two planes into the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, killing 2,753 people on 9/11/2001.
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Families gathered Monday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in lower Manhattan, the place which many consider to be the final resting place of their lost loved ones.
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Twenty-two years after the 9/11 attacks, Long Islanders gathered to honor neighbors, co-workers and family members killed that day, along with those who have been lost since.
One bill signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to boost awareness of federal aid to 9/11 survivors and another will rename part of a Hauppauge roadway after a police officer from the hamlet who died as a result of cancer related to his time at Ground Zero.
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What makes Sept. 11 unusual, researchers say, is the scale and duration of the research on the effect of the "toxic cocktail" of chemicals at Ground Zero and the psychological impact on first responders.
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Twenty-two years later, Long Islanders gathered at ceremonies across the Island on Monday to honor and remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.
Newsday spoke with three men from the FDNY featured in the new book "They Saved New York." One was 18 when his father, a Port Authority police officer, was killed on Sept. 11. He later joined the fire department. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.
"Rain or shine, come hell or high water, our residents — the people of the town — we do not forget. We will never forget in the Town of Huntington," said its director of communications, Christine Geed.
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For some of the younger victims, like 23-year-old Andrew Stergiopoulos of Great Neck, almost as much time has passed since they were killed in the attacks as they had lived.
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"This is going to help the families get the closure they are seeking," said Nesconset resident John Feal, head of a nonprofit for first responders.
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Retired Chief of Department Thomas Richardson, firefighter Christopher Howard and retired Capt. Paul Heglund are featured in a new book.
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