The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The lasting impact of 9/11 on the people of New York

In New York, people are still picking up the pieces of their lives, with many of those who helped on that day left to fight for justice.
The death toll on the day was 2,996 people, but the death toll in the years since from cancers and other conditions caused by the toxic dust and the cleanup effort is far higher.

The death toll on the day was 2,996 people, but the death toll in the years since from cancers and other conditions caused by the toxic dust and the cleanup effort is far higher.

25 years after the era-defining day that two hijacked planes hit the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the impact is still being felt worldwide by countless people.

In New York itself, people are still picking up the pieces of their lives, with many of those who helped on that day left to fight for justice.

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