September 11th Families' Association

05/02/2026

On the fifteenth anniversary of the bin Laden raid, we offer our gratitude to the military.

04/30/2026

9/11 families meet the King and Queen. https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-15775877/State-visit-King-Charles-911-victims-New-York.htmlp

The King and Queen have laid a bouquet of flowers and a handwritten note at the site of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York, on the third day of their US state visit.

04/19/2026

Finally - more staff to help WTC sick.

BREAKING: Following sustained pressure from the 9/11 community, HHS Secretary Kennedy has agreed to lift the NIOSH hiring freeze and bring on 37 new staff members to the World Trade Center Health Program.

While this is a massive step toward fixing delays in care, our work is far from over. As Secretary Kennedy prepares to testify before Congress, we implore him to end the communication freeze and stop the restrictions preventing the program from speaking freely with the 9/11 community.

We need an immediate decision on the recognition of cognitive, cardiac and autoimmune conditions as 9/11 illnesses, alongside the full restoration of research funding to continue studying the long-term effects of 9/11 toxins.

We won’t stop until everyone receives the care and transparency they deserve.

04/13/2026

Petty Officer 1st Class Johnnie Doctor was killed at the Pentagon in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. An intersection now bears his name.

Johnnie Doctor Jr. was a 32-year-old Navy information systems technician who was killed during the attack on the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001. And Saturday was a very special moment for his fam…

04/02/2026

Delays plague the 9/11 health program.

The program serves roughly 140,000 responders and survivors with cancers, respiratory illness, and other conditions linked to 9/11 exposure.

03/20/2026

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-calls-restoration-911-health-program-staff-trump-administration-shifts

Governor Hochul called on the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the federal Department of Homeland Security to undo efforts to gut essential services provided through the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program by reassigning personnel to federal agencies, in...

03/07/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fdny-plans-year-long-911-25th-anniversary-commemoration/ar-AA1S5UBT?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

The FDNY is planning a year-long commemoration for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, honoring fallen members and those who died from related illnesses. Events include a Staten Island tribute, a new health report, and a podcast series. Proceeds from commemorative sales will support the FDNY.

02/27/2026

Remembering the events of February 26, 1993.

Several ceremonies were held in Lower Manhattan on Thursday to mark 33 years since the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

02/05/2026

NYC may have known how dangerous the WTC air was earlier than thought.

The memo surfaced in a journalist’s archive.

01/28/2026

Staten Island painter Scott Lobaido’s petition for a giant flag at the World Trade Center is getting signatures.

Conservative activist and artist Scott LoBaido is leading the charge to have the flagpole installed.