Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO residents urged to sign up for 9/11 health program
People who lived, worked or attended school in much of Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO during the September 11, 2001 terror attacks may be surprised to learn they have are eligible for a government program that will monitor their health and provide benefits should they become sick from the attack.
The World Trade Center Health Program is open to anyone who was present in the “New York Disaster Area” for at least four days during the time period between September 11, 2001 to January 10, 2002 and became ill as a result.
“I never even heard of this,” said one Brooklyn mom whose daughter attended an educational program in Brooklyn Heights in 2001, and whose mother developed a chronic cough after September 11.