Department of Sanitation

After the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, 1,500 sanitation workers were dispatched to Ground Zero. These workers – most from the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) – contributed enormously to search-and-rescue efforts, even as the department continued to provide its regular services of refuse collection and street cleaning. […]

If you worked for the Department of Sanitation on or after 9/11 and either participated in the recovery efforts or breathed in dust and debris on the job, you may qualify for WTC Health Program. You might also qualify for a payout from the Victim Compensation Fund. Not all DSNY employees fall under the same […]