9/11 anniversary: Long Island remembers

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Laughter Saves Lives fundraiser
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Updated: 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.
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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.
9/11 World Trade Center victim identified
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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.
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The New York City Medical Examiner reports that remains potentially belonging to 21 people were recovered Wednesday at the World Trade Center site.
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9/11 families press fight over remains at museum
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Updated: Wednesday, January 9 2013 8:02 PM EST2013-01-10 01:02:13 GMT
In an emotionally loaded legal case, some Sept. 11 families on Wednesday pressed on with their fight to keep unidentified remains of the dead from being stored in the museum.
In an emotionally loaded legal case, some Sept. 11 families on Wednesday pressed on with their fight to keep unidentified remains of the dead from being stored in the museum at the World Trade Center site.
Visitors without WTC invitations out of luck
Visitors without WTC invitations out of luck
Updated: Tuesday, September 11 2012 12:44 PM EDT2012-09-11 16:44:43 GMT
Visitors to the World Trade Center area who didn't have invitations were hard-pressed to see or hear any of the anniversary ceremony.
Visitors to the World Trade Center area who didn't have invitations were hard-pressed to see or hear any of the anniversary ceremony.
NYPD 9/11 web tribute
NYPD 9/11 web tribute
Updated: Tuesday, September 11 2012 11:36 AM EDT2012-09-11 15:36:55 GMT
The NYPD honored police officers killed on Sept. 11 on Twitter and Facebook. The department on Tuesday posted messages on Twitter once an hour for each NYPD victim, with links to individual memorial Facebook pages.
The NYPD honored police officers killed on Sept. 11 on Twitter and Facebook. The department on Tuesday posted messages on Twitter once an hour for each NYPD victim, with links to individual memorial Facebook pages.
Memory of 9/11 victim lives on in boy
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Updated: Tuesday, September 11 2012 11:20 AM EDT2012-09-11 15:20:54 GMT
The memory of an FDNY victim of the 9/11 attacks lives on in a boy recovering from a heart condition.
The memory of an FDNY victim of the 9/11 attacks lives on in a boy recovering from a heart condition.
9/11 anniversary: Long Island remembers
9/11 anniversary: Long Island remembers
Updated: Tuesday, September 11 2012 10:29 AM EDT2012-09-11 14:29:27 GMT
Many of the people who paid their respects at a Long Island 9/11 ceremony included prayers for service men and women overseas. Hundreds attended the event Tuesday at Point Lookout Beach in Hempstead.
Many of the people who paid their respects at a Long Island 9/11 ceremony included prayers for service men and women overseas. Hundreds attended the event Tuesday at Point Lookout Beach in Hempstead.
300 'Flags of Honor' to commemorate 9/11 victims
300 'Flags of Honor' to commemorate 9/11 victims
Updated: Monday, September 10 2012 6:27 PM EDT2012-09-10 22:27:19 GMT
A New York City man has been given permission to display 300 "Flags of Honor" to commemorate Sept. 11 victims in lower Manhattan.
A New York City man has been given permission to display 300 "Flags of Honor" to commemorate Sept. 11 victims in lower Manhattan.

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Many of the people who paid their respects at a Long Island 9/11 ceremony included prayers for service men and women overseas.

Hundreds attended the event Tuesday at Point Lookout Beach in Hempstead.

Many stood in the sand.

Residents wrote messages and names of 9/11 victims on a panorama of the New York City skyline.

Levittown Fire Commissioner John Rottkamp remembered Fire Chief Ronald Cohen, who also was an FDNY lieutenant.

Rottkamp says Cohen was a great family man and a great fireman -- and he considers that the highest kind of honor.

"It's very solace. It brings me comfort to be here with these people," Rottkamp told Good Day NY.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

9/11 anniversary: Long Island remembers

9/11 anniversary: Long Island remembers

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