This was a few days ago, but only catching up with it now. This is another case of the city screwing our first responders, with Bloomberg being among the most eager to screw them, and few people from the City Council or Public Advocates office stands up for them...again. And it is another example of Norman Siegel, candidate for Public Advocate, already advocating for New Yorkers. This is Norman Siegel's comment at a press conference and rally on behalf of 9/11 Heroes:

We are here today to be supportive of those New Yorkers – firefighters, NYPD, Port Authority police officers, and emergency medical technicians – who heroically assisted in the rescue and recovery effort after that horrific morning of September 11, 2001.

We are here today to speak out in defense of those New Yorkers – whose injuries and illnesses, in some cases life-threatening, were sustained from their exposure to toxic materials during the rescue and recovery effort after the WTC terrorist attacks.  read more »