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NY top court extends 9/11 benefits in 3 NYPD cases

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  • Sept. 11

  • Tuesday, June 11 2013 8:52 AM EDT2013-06-11 12:52:14 GMT
    Comedian Joe Piscopo is hitting the stage at Gotham Comedy Club to raise money for the 9/11 tribute center. Greg Kelly will be the evening's host.
    Comedian Joe Piscopo is hitting the stage at Gotham Comedy Club to raise money for the 9/11 tribute center. Greg Kelly will be the evening's host.
  • Tuesday, April 23 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-04-24 02:02:14 GMT
    A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
    A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
  • Wednesday, April 17 2013 7:54 PM EDT2013-04-17 23:54:01 GMT
    New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
    New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's highest court has upheld claims for enhanced disability and death benefits initially denied for three police officers who claimed their cancers resulted or worsened from rescue, recovery and cleanup work at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Court of Appeals, ruling unanimously Thursday, says New York lawmakers imposed a special burden of proof on the Medical Board of the New York City Police Department Pension Fund, requiring "competent evidence" to rebut the presumption granted disability claims from toxic Ground Zero.

The court says former officers Karen Bitchatchi and Eddie Maldonado are entitled to accidental disability benefits, a tax-free pension at three-quarters salary, instead of the typical taxable one-half pension.

The court says Frank Macri's widow is entitled to line-of-duty death benefits of his full salary.

  • Manhattan NewsManhattan News

  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:55 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:55:38 GMT
    A man accused of fatally shooting a gay man walking with a companion in New York City's Greenwich Village pleaded not guilty.
    A man accused of fatally shooting a gay man walking with a companion in New York City's Greenwich Village afterward claimed that he opened fire because the victim "thought he was tough in front of his bitch," prosecutors said in court papers Tuesday.
  • Service delays, cancellations

    Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:46 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:46:32 GMT
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    Riders should anticipate cancellations and delays on the Long Island Rail Road for the Tuesday evening rush. The railroad has canceled 21 trains that normally leave Penn Station between 3:27 and 7:01 p.m.

    Riders should anticipate cancellations and delays on the Long Island Rail Road for the Tuesday evening rush. The railroad has canceled 21 trains that normally leave Penn Station between 3:27 and 7:01 p.m.

  • 3 million people in 6 zones

    Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:32:12 GMT
    NYC
    Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday.
    Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday.In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, officials said last month, the number of zones would double and encompass about 600,000 more residents.
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