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On this Veterans Day, once again, we honor the men and women who have served our wonderful country. We recognize and thank those who protect our nation and whose sacrifices and service make us safe. This includes my father, who deployed to Europe during World War Two as a member of the 100th Infantry Division under […]

November is Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. Anyone who worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 has a higher risk of many serious respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer, including stomach cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents more than 200 members of the 9/11 community who have been diagnosed with stomach cancer. […]

Michael O’Connell joined the FDNY on May 5, 2001, as a Probationary Firefighter assigned to Engine 273 / Ladder 129 in Flushing. Only four months later, he deployed to Lower Manhattan on the morning of September 11, immediately after the terrorist attack on World Trade Center. For several weeks, he never went home, rotating between […]

Today, October 19, 2024, would have been the 59th birthday of NYPD Detective Luis G. Alvarez, a 9/11 hero whose testimony persuaded Congress to establish permanent compensation benefits for 9/11 community members with cancer or respiratory illness and their families.  Detective Alvarez, who appeared before Congress with comedian and 9/11 advocate Jon Stewart, died only […]

October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month.  Both first responders and people who worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing many severe respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including liver cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents more than 300 members […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Studies show that both women and men who were first responders or who were working, living, or studying in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing 69 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including breast cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents more […]