Police Officers • Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act
Barasch & McGarry Honors NYPD Detective Luis G. Alvarez’s 59th Birthday
By Michael Barasch
Today, October 19, 2024, would have been the 59th birthday of NYPD Detective Luis G. Alvarez, a 9/11 hero whose testimony persuaded Congress to establish permanent compensation benefits for 9/11 community members with cancer or respiratory illness and their families. Detective Alvarez, who appeared before Congress with comedian and 9/11 advocate Jon Stewart, died only […]