9/11

Mount Sinai doctors knew 9/11’s health toll would last decades. They’re still seeing it 25 years later

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Mount Sinai doctors knew 9/11’s health toll would last decades. They’re still seeing it 25 years later

The dust may have settled at Ground Zero, but for thousands of 9/11 responders, the health fallout is still unfolding. As the 25th anniversary of September 11 approaches, survivors and responders continue to grapple with the long-term effects of their exposure, including upper and lower respiratory illnesses, gastrointestinal problems, musculoskeletal disorders, mental health conditions and … Read more

Actor Denis Leary details chilling 9/11 experience that helped lead to TV hit ‘Rescue Me’

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Actor Denis Leary details chilling 9/11 experience that helped lead to TV hit ‘Rescue Me’

Actor Denis Leary was unloading his hockey gear at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers for a morning game when United Flt. 175 struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center 25 years ago.  “They turned the rink into a morgue, and they lined up all the ambulances,” Leary, 69, told The Post.  The heartbreaking scene was … Read more

Exclusive | Pete Davidson was a kid when he lost his dad on 9/11 — now he wonders how to explain it to daughter he named after the FDNY hero

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Exclusive | Pete Davidson was a kid when he lost his dad on 9/11 — now he wonders how to explain it to daughter he named after the FDNY hero

For Pete Davidson, the 25th anniversary of 9/11 is wrapped in layers of grief and emotion — and even optimism. The “Saturday Night Live” alum was just 7 years old when he lost his father, Scott, a New York City firefighter with Ladder Company 118 in Brooklyn Heights. “I thought, ‘Oh, he was an old … Read more

The forgotten, mysterious threat of an insider agent aboard Air Force One on 9/11

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The forgotten, mysterious threat of an insider agent aboard Air Force One on 9/11

In 2001, Richard Clarke was perhaps the most experienced person working in the White House. A member of the National Security Council, Clarke had spent 23 years in the executive branch and repeatedly warned about the risk of an attack on US soil by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda. In June of that year, Clarke sent … Read more

The World Trade Center can add a superlative to its crown: NYC’s best new dining hub

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The World Trade Center can add a superlative to its crown: NYC’s best new dining hub

Surprise! The city’s newest scene for feasting and socializing isn’t in Greenwich Village or on the Brooklyn waterfront, but—gasp—the World Trade Center. The Big Apple’s most emotionally charged 16 acres have clicked as a festive eating destination after a slow start. Forget the mediocre fast-casual spots in the Oculus mall—three thriving, sit-down restaurants give the … Read more

9/11 terrorist attacks and accelerated aging may be linked on a molecular level: study

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9/11 terrorist attacks and accelerated aging may be linked on a molecular level: study

A study of World Trade Center responders found that PTSD is associated with molecular changes linked to accelerated biological aging and a higher risk of chronic disease. The study, led by Stony Brook University in New York, could offer new clues to the long-term physical health effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. The researchers tested blood samples from … Read more

Y2K, Giuliani in City Hall, Furbies, no smartphones, no tweets: What the world looked like when the Knicks last made it to NBA Finals

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Y2K, Giuliani in City Hall, Furbies, no smartphones, no tweets: What the world looked like when the Knicks last made it to NBA Finals

The last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals, New Yorkers were hailing cabs without apps, blasting Lauryn Hill on CD players, and nervously checking their Netscape dial-up connection. The Twin Towers still dominated the skyline, Rudy Giuliani ran City Hall, and “The Sopranos” had just introduced America to Tony Soprano’s panic attacks. These … Read more

Airports allow non-traveling public past security entrances for first time in decades

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Airports allow non-traveling public past security entrances for first time in decades

An airport tradition of years gone by is slowly making its way back to certain locations in the US, following massive changes in air travel security procedures after the terror attacks of Sept. 11. Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) in California announced this week it will be introducing guest passes for “non-passengers,” for example.  Visitors … Read more

Pete Davidson stands performing at Saudi Arabia comedy festival after FDNY father’s 9/11 death

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Pete Davidson stands performing at Saudi Arabia comedy festival after FDNY father’s 9/11 death

Pete Davidson is standing by his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia more than two decades after his father, New York City firefighter Scott Davidson, was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Scott, who served with Ladder Company 118 in Brooklyn Heights, was 33 when he died responding to … Read more

Exclusive | These die-hard New Yorkers dedicate their lives to showing tourists the best of the Big Apple — and they have no plans to stop

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Exclusive | These die-hard New Yorkers dedicate their lives to showing tourists the best of the Big Apple — and they have no plans to stop

All aboard! These die-hard New Yorkers have spent decades doing what most would find unthinkable — showing tourists the sights of the Big Apple. This year, Circle Line Cruises celebrates 80 years of sailing around Manhattan. Many of the workers have been boarding the boats for nearly that long — and they wouldn’t trade their … Read more

Exclusive | Number of men with breast cancer near NYC’s Ground Zero skyrockets — now 90 times national average

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Exclusive | Number of men with breast cancer near NYC’s Ground Zero skyrockets — now 90 times national average

The number of men who have developed breast cancer while working or living around Ground Zero has skyrocketed, The Post has learned. The federal Centers for Diseases Control reports that 91 men in the World Trade Center Health Program have been diagnosed with breast cancer to date, six times the number The Post first reported … Read more

The Big Apple’s ‘Big Shot’: Billy Joel’s Top 10 New York moments, 150 MSG shows later

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The Big Apple’s ‘Big Shot’: Billy Joel’s Top 10 New York moments, 150 MSG shows later

When asked to pick “the definitive Billy Joel song” on the red carpet at this year’s Grammys, the man himself told E! News that it was “And So It Goes.” “In every heart there is a room/A sanctuary safe and strong/To heal the wounds from lovers past/Until a new one comes along,” croons the Big … Read more

Insider reveals the secrets of the Situation Room — where high drama and low farce collide

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Insider reveals the secrets of the Situation Room — where high drama and low farce collide

On May 1, 2011, President Obama, his staff and military brass watched the raid to on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound while crowded tightly together in the Situation Room, the sequestered complex in the White House basement. Official White House photographer Pete Souza captured the iconic moment, but it only happened because of technical difficulties. … Read more

Tom Brady makes 9/11-Drew Bledsoe joke during Netflix roast

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Tom Brady makes 9/11-Drew Bledsoe joke during Netflix roast

It seemed like nothing was off limits Sunday night during Tom Brady’s roast on Netflix. Not even 9/11. The seven-time Super Bowl champion made a joke alluding to 9/11 when he referenced Drew Bledsoe getting injured against the Jets on Sept. 23, 2001, the play that launched Brady’s career. “Like the rest of America, I’ll … Read more

Meet New York’s adorable firehouse dog — and cat — mascots

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Meet New York’s adorable firehouse dog — and cat — mascots

They’re the real paw patrol. A new photo book, “Paws of Firefighters: The Dogs & Other Animals New York Firehouses” (Schiffer Publishing, out Jan. 28), focuses on the adorable, loyal four-legged creatures that give companionship and support to firefighters in the city and beyond. “No matter the mischievous behavior the firehouse animals may get into, … Read more

I was a real-life ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ just like on the Taylor Sheridan show

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I was a real-life ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ just like on the Taylor Sheridan show

To ring in her 21st birthday on February 18, 2007, Amy Folwell gripped a can of Bud Light in one hand and her military-issued rifle in the other.  “My [gunnery sergeant] gave me the beer and said, ‘If you die in service, at least you’ve had your first legal drink,’” Folwell, now 37, a medically-retired … Read more

How the FBI secretly shapes movies and TV shows about Bureau

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How the FBI secretly shapes movies and TV shows about Bureau

When the FBI’s first director, J. Edgar Hoover, saw that a new film from Paramount Pictures was going to be called “Federal Dick,” he was apoplectic. He called the title of the 1935 movie, about four G-men, “particularly obnoxious… most humiliating and repugnant,” and demanded it was changed before it ever appeared on a marquee. … Read more

James Cameron’s Titanic submersible filmmaking dive made him miss 9/11

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James Cameron’s Titanic submersible filmmaking dive made him miss 9/11

Amid the disappearance of a tourist submersible on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage, a story of one of filmmaker James Cameron’s most harrowing dives to study the Titanic — and what he would find out after — has come to the surface. The Academy Award-winning movie director behind “Titanic” was inside a submersible vessel nearly 13,000 feet underwater … Read more

Dana Carvey confirms bizarre viral rumor about 9/11: ‘Sensitive topic’

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Dana Carvey confirms bizarre viral rumor about 9/11: ‘Sensitive topic’

He was not the master of disguise. Dana Carvey confirmed he was dressed in a turtle costume while the cast and crew of the 2002 spy movie “The Master of Disguise” held a moment of silence for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Carvey, 67, recalled the uncomfortable experience on Wednesday’s episode of “Fly … Read more

Fifth 9/11 plane investigated as terrorist target: ‘There’s a good chance’

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Fifth 9/11 plane investigated as terrorist target: ‘There’s a good chance’

The captain of a United Airlines flight scheduled to take off the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, is convinced his plane was intended to be part of the coordinated terrorist attack. “There is a good chance that somebody was plotting to try to use our airplane as a weapon of mass destruction,” pilot Tom Mannello says … Read more