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November 26, 2001: New York Assembly Speaker Reports Complaints about Health Problems near Ground Zero

2001-11-26

Sheldon Silver, a New York City Assembly Speaker (D-Manhattan), says that his office has received a “significant influx” of complaints concerning skin rashes, sinusitis and aggravated asthma from people working and living in Lower Manhattan. [New York Daily News, 11/27/2001]