Mayor Bloomberg has yielded to Controller John Liu’s demand that the city rein in the skyrocketing cost of its 911 system modernization. Liu refused in January to approve a new $286 million contract for defense giant Northrop Grumman to design and install computer software for a $650 million backup 911 call center the city is [...]
With a firm trial date looming for thousands of lawsuits brought by workers at ground zero against the city, lawyers for both sides are engaged in intensive talks aimed at settling some or all the cases. The first 12 cases are scheduled for trial on May 16 in Manhattan. But Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who [...]
More than four dozen 9/11 survivors and their families gathered in the rain at City Hall yesterday to protest the city’s contention that their claims should be tossed out of court because uniformed personnel are not entitled to workplace protection under state labor laws. As The Post first reported, the city is challenging claims by [...]
The city has asked a judge to toss out 9/11 claims by 4,600 cops, firefighters, and paramedics, arguing the “uniformed” personnel are not entitled to workplace protection under state labor laws. The legal maneuver has infuriated Ground Zero responders, who called the city’s move “a slap in the face.” New York’s Bravest and Finest fought [...]
A Sept. 11 memorial is taking shape at ground zero, with a nearly completed reflecting pool the size of the World Trade Center’s north tower footprint. New aerial photos show the pool, one of two being built over the twin towers’ footprints. The pool is the first piece of the Manhattan site that looks like [...]
New York City is getting a $20 million boost in high-threat anti-terror cash. The Homeland Security Department will spend $220 million next year on the ring of steel, sources told the Daily News. The new funding is in grants to be awarded Thursday, Rep. Peter King (R-L.I.) confirmed. “This is a significant increase,” said King, [...]
