Luis Alvarez, the NYPD detective who used his final days to plead with Congress for more benefits for 9/11 first responders, will be laid to rest Wednesday. A wake for the former detective, who died ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Many heroes emerged from the darkness of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. One of them was Luis Alvarez, who fought until his last breath ...

A cancer-stricken retired NYPD detective who spent his final days fighting to restore funding for sick 9/11 responders was haunted by The Pile even hours before his death, kin said at his funeral ...

OCEANSIDE, Nassau County (WABC) -- A park in Oceanside was named after an NYPD detective who was a champion for 9/11 victims' rights. Nassau County officials were joined Tuesday afternoon by the ...

A Ground Zero worker on Monday called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to honor the late Luis Alvarez with a key to the city for his emotional plea on Capitol Hill to replenish the fund for 9/11 victims. “In ...

At last month’s congressional hearing on future funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, it was Jon Stewart who got the press attention. Stewart, onetime host of The Daily Show on ...

Thousands gathered to mourn a former New York City police detective who spent his dying days pleading with Congress to extend benefits for his fellow 9/11 first responders at a funeral service in ...

On Long Island, a Nassau County park has been renamed in honor of former NYPD detective and 9/11 first responder, Luis Alvarez. Alvarez, a Long Island native, gained national attention as he fought ...

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