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DORIS Giuliani · research example

Harding memo

there are approximately 35,000 potential plaintiffs...and it is estimate that 10,000 would file a claim

Open source · p.1

NYC-WTC_000138296 · p.1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · research example

Clean Up Initiative

we would not use the word 'risk' in any letters as it would defeat the purpose of creating public confidence

Open source · p.1

NYC-WTC_000153130 · p.1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · research example

15 John Street lab report

Asbestos Present: Yes

Open source · p.1

NYC-WTC_000094256 · p.1

Excerpt; an ellipsis marks omitted words.

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Read as 15 JOHN STREET · catalog captured 2026-09-11

1 folder, 81 documents

Folder label	Documents	Printed on the label	First document
15 JOHN STREET 1001217, 79/14DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 01	81	BIN 1001217, block 79, lot 14	NYC-WTC_000094197

Recorded output of building_lookup {"address": "15 John Street"}. Full response ↗

Read as 345 CHAMBERS STREET · catalog captured 2026-09-11

3 folders, 11 documents

Folder label	Documents	Printed on the label	First document
345 CHAMBERS STREET; Block: 16; Stuyvesant HSDEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 37	5	block 16	NYC-WTC_000106763
345 CHAMBERS STREET; 16/1DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 37	4	block 16, lot 1	NYC-WTC_000106409
345 CHAMBERS ST.DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 51	2	no identifiers	NYC-WTC_000126990

Recorded output of building_lookup {"address": "345 Chambers Street"}. Full response ↗

Read as 120 BROADWAY · catalog captured 2026-09-11

2 folders, 5 documents

Folder label	Documents	Printed on the label	First document
120 BROADWAY Block: 47 Lot: 7501 BIN: 1001026 70-84 CEDAR ST. 15-25 NASSAU ST. 2-16 PINE STDEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 50	3	BIN 1001026, block 47, lot 7501	NYC-WTC_000123774
120 BROADWAY 1001026, 47/7501DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 49	2	BIN 1001026, block 47, lot 7501	NYC-WTC_000122511

Recorded output of building_lookup {"address": "120 Broadway"}. Full response ↗

A label match shows where the City filed paper. A document can concern a building whose address is not on its folder. The lookup does not decide whether an address is inside a program’s exposure zone; each program decides that, and the response quotes its definition.

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"Re-Occupying Stuyvesant High School" extension:pdf

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portal_query_draft {"phrase": "Re-Occupying Stuyvesant High School", "box": "DEP Box 37"}

A quoted phrase matches those words in that order. extension:pdf keeps results to the documents themselves.

Catalog collections

Local catalog

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21,395 documents in saved catalog

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes)

DEP hard-copy production. The summary reports 21,395 documents for Environmental Protection, Dept. of across the saved catalog; it is not a one-to-one collection total.

catalog_search {"source": "DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes)", "count": 10}

Local metadata only. Use a page tool for page text.

3,025 documents in saved catalog

WTC 7

WTC 7 collection label. The summary reports 2,915 documents for Citywide Administrative Services, Dept. of across the saved catalog; it is not a one-to-one collection total.

catalog_search {"source": "WTC 7", "count": 10}

Local metadata only. Use a page tool for page text.

21 documents in saved catalog

DORIS Giuliani

DORIS Giuliani collection label. The summary reports 21 documents for Records and Information Services, Dept. of across the saved catalog; it is not a one-to-one collection total.

catalog_search {"source": "DORIS Giuliani", "count": 10}

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Research routes

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Catalog changes after the saved capture

portal_changes_since → portal_get_document

Use two accepted local captures. The result can report observed additions, absences, or changed metadata; it does not prove why a record changed or that a City release is complete.

Boundary: This checkout’s published capture is dated 2026-09-11. A current comparison needs a newer accepted capture.

The text of a cited City page

catalog_search → portal_get_document → portal_get_page_text → citations_verify

Find the local catalog entry, open its record, read the specific Bates page, then verify the exact quotation. Page text may be withheld when the PII screen flags it.

Boundary: A located phrase is evidence location, not a finding about exposure, health, liability, or program eligibility.

Search detail in independent projects

portal_catalog_stats → portal_browse

This MCP reports its own snapshot, catalog structure, and evidence warnings. Another project can have a later capture or different OCR. Compare source PDF, Bates page, capture date, and stated method.

Boundary: Do not combine counts, map pins, OCR, or tags across projects as if they were one verified dataset.

City portal documents and federal records

citations_verify

No. This MCP can verify registered City-portal pages and its registered sources; it does not search or interpret the federal release.

Boundary: Use the National Archives source directly for federal records and identify the record system in every citation.

Statements beside the records

Timeline

Public statements and City records about the air, the schools and the City's liability after September 11, 2001, in date order. Each entry quotes a registered claim, located in its captured source by scripts/build_site.py before the site shows it. A date is the date printed on or stated for the source, with its basis; a month or year means the source gives no closer date.

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September 13, 2001 · Public statement · air

EPA release on asbestos monitoring in Lower Manhattan

EPA press release: there appears to be no significant levels of asbestos dust in the air in New York City EPA release, 2001-09-13

Date basis: date of the release
September 16, 2001 · Public statement · air

Mayor's Office release on reopening buildings

Mayor's Office press release: air quality has been tested and deemed safe Mayor’s Office release, 2001-09-16

Date basis: date of the release
September 18, 2001 · Public statement · air

EPA Administrator Whitman on air and water in New York

EPA press release: their air is safe to breath EPA release, 2001-09-18

The spelling follows the published text.
Date basis: date of the release
September 21, 2001 · Public statement · air

EPA release on monitoring results

EPA press release: are not being exposed to contaminants such as asbestos, radiation, mercury and other metals EPA release, 2001-09-21

Date basis: date of the release
October 2001 · City record · liability

Memo to Deputy Mayor Harding on limiting the City's liability

Memo to the Deputy Mayor: Health advisories caused individuals either to return to the area too soon NYC-WTC_000138296 · p.1

Date basis: The memo is undated on its page. The FOIL request describes it as an October 2001 memorandum, and an email filed in the same portal document as another copy was sent on October 16, 2001. NYC-WTC_000136670 · p.58
October 2001 · City record · air

EPA air, bulk, wipe and water sampling situation report

EPA sampling situation report in the City's files: Exceedances occurred at Sift Location NYC-WTC_000154488 · p.3

Date basis: the report's own date is not on this page; its results cover sampling from October 16 to 18, and the page's fax line reads Oct 24 2001
October 3, 2001 · Public statement · air

OSHA sampling beyond the disaster site

EPA and OSHA press release: no evidence of significant levels of airborne asbestos or other contaminants beyond the disaster site itself EPA and OSHA release, 2001-10-03

Date basis: date of the release
October 9, 2001 · City record · schools

UFT memo on re-occupying Stuyvesant High School

UFT memo in the City's files: 1 sample tested positive for asbestos NYC-WTC_000106411 · p.2

Date basis: printed on the memo NYC-WTC_000106411 · p.1
November 20, 2001 · City record · air

Special Investigative Audit #14, environmental data trend report

EPA-commissioned audit in the City's files: 38% Chrysotile from Ground Zero NYC-WTC_000130438 · p.22

The audit reports a bulk dust sample collected at Ground Zero on September 19, 2001.
Date basis: printed on the cover NYC-WTC_000130438 · p.1
February 14, 2002 · City record · air

Health Commissioner Frieden to EPA Administrator Whitman

Letter from the Health Commissioner: disseminated by Ms. Cate Jenkins publicly criticizing NYC-WTC_000151604 · p.1

Date basis: dated on the letter
February 28, 2002 · City record · air

Fuchs memo on Congressman Nadler's indoor air concerns

Memo from a mayoral advisor: real health risks in lower Manhattan NYC-WTC_000147320 · p.2

Date basis: printed on the memo's first page NYC-WTC_000147320 · p.1
May 16, 2002 · City record · cleanup

Clean Up Initiative note

Handwritten note in the City's files: we would not use the word 'risk' in any letters as it would defeat the purpose of creating public confidence NYC-WTC_000153130 · p.1

Date basis: the note's header reads 5/16/02
August 7, 2002 · City record · schools

Concerned Stuyvesant Parents release on dust testing

Parents' association release, faxed through DEP: asbestos levels of as much as 2.5 million structures per square centimeter were found in one sample NYC-WTC_000144518 · p.2

A parents' group statement found in DEP's files; the figure is the group's report of a consultant's test.
Date basis: printed on the release
August 21, 2003 · Later review · air

EPA Inspector General on the September 18 statement

EPA Office of Inspector General report: the Agency did not have sufficient data and analyses to make the statement EPA OIG report 2003-P-00012

Date basis: date of the report
July 14, 2025 · Later review · oversight

Council asks DOI to compare what was known with what was said

City Council Resolution 560-A: An analysis of the contrast between the knowledge mayoral administrations possessed on these toxins and the information the administrations conveyed to the public Res. 560-A

Date basis: date the Council adopted the resolution

Boundary: Placing a statement beside a record is not a finding about what any official knew or intended. Council Resolution 560-A gives that analysis to the Department of Investigation.

Sampling results in the records

As printed

Sampling results printed in located City records, transcribed with the value, unit, medium and location as the document prints them. Each row quotes a registered claim at its Bates page. Units are not converted: percent asbestos in bulk dust, structures per square millimetre on an air filter and parts per billion of a gas measure different things.

Result as printed	Location as printed	Sampled	Source
4.5 %asbestos (chrysotile), bulk dust	Murray Street and West Side Highway	September 11, 2001stated in the audit text	The highest result, 4.5% Chrysotile, was reported from a sample collected at Murray Street and West Side Highway NYC-WTC_000130438 · p.22Special Investigative Audit #14, November 20, 2001; IT Corporation for EPAThe audit calls this the highest of 59 Lower Manhattan bulk dust results.
38 %asbestos (chrysotile), bulk dust	Ground Zero	September 19, 2001stated in the audit text	38% Chrysotile from Ground Zero NYC-WTC_000130438 · p.22Special Investigative Audit #14, November 20, 2001; IT Corporation for EPA
88 to 128 S/mm2asbestos (TEM), air filter (TEM analysis)	Fresh Kills Landfill, Screening Operations (Locations 09-A and 09-B) and Location 12-A	October 2001audit text: between October 8 and October 31	were measured at the Screening Operations NYC-WTC_000130438 · p.21Special Investigative Audit #14, November 20, 2001; IT Corporation for EPAThe audit compares these with 70 S/mm2, the screening level it uses for TEM results.
180,000 ppbbenzene, VOC sample; the quoted sentence does not name the medium	WTC North Tower Center (the sentence continues on p.8)	November 8, 2001stated in the audit text	The recent high value for benzene of 180,000 ppb on November 8th NYC-WTC_000130438 · p.7Special Investigative Audit #14, November 20, 2001; IT Corporation for EPAThe audit says VOC concentrations outside the WTC sites were much lower or undetected.
97.78 S/mm2asbestos (TEM), air (fixed ambient sampling)	Sift Location 9C	Not statedthe result is printed without a sampling date; the report resubmits results from the October 17/18 situation report	Exceedances occurred at Sift Location NYC-WTC_000154488 · p.3EPA sampling situation report, October 2001; EPAThe report records 2 of 19 samples above the TEM AHERA standard; the text layer misreads some characters.
1 of 3 samples positive (greater than 1%)asbestos, bulk debris	Stuyvesant High School, southeast roof	Not statedthe memo of October 9, 2001 does not state the sample date	1 sample tested positive for asbestos NYC-WTC_000106411 · p.2UFT memo, Re-Occupying Stuyvesant High School, October 9, 2001; UFT
1 %asbestos (chrysotile), bulk sample	15 John Street, west facade ledge	July 13, 2002'Date Collected: 07/13/02' on the report	Asbestos Present: Yes NYC-WTC_000094256 · p.1DEP Asbestos Control Program laboratory report; DEP laboratory
as much as 2.5 million structures per square centimeterasbestos, dust (ultrasonication test, as described)	Stuyvesant High School, one sample	Not statedthe release of August 7, 2002 describes the testing as recent and gives no collection date	asbestos levels of as much as 2.5 million structures per square centimeter were found in one sample NYC-WTC_000144518 · p.2Concerned Stuyvesant Parents release, August 7, 2002; Parents' association consultant, as reported by the parents' group

Boundary: This short list holds the results located so far. A full sampling dataset would hold every result. The list makes no health finding and no comparison with any standard beyond what the document itself states.

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DORIS Giuliani · Folder 140

NYC-WTC_000138296 p.1 ↗

Short: NYC-WTC_000138296 p.1
Full: City of New York, September 11th Document Portal, DORIS Giuliani, Folder 140, NYC-WTC_000138296, PDF page 1 (page stamp NYC-WTC 000138296), https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/apps/content/September11_MD/NYC-WTC_000138296.pdf#page=1; catalog captured 2026-09-11.
Markdown: [NYC-WTC_000138296 p.1](https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/apps/content/September11_MD/NYC-WTC_000138296.pdf#page=1)

The Bates stamp printed on this page was read from the captured page text.

Recorded output of citations_format {"bates": "NYC-WTC_000138296", "page": 1}. Full response ↗

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 09

NYC-WTC_000147320 p.2 ↗

Short: NYC-WTC_000147320 p.2
Full: City of New York, September 11th Document Portal, DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes), DEP Box 09, NYC-WTC_000147320, PDF page 2 (page stamp NYC-WTC 000147321), https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/apps/content/September11_MD/NYC-WTC_000147320.pdf#page=2; catalog captured 2026-09-11.
Markdown: [NYC-WTC_000147320 p.2](https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/apps/content/September11_MD/NYC-WTC_000147320.pdf#page=2)

The Bates stamp printed on this page was read from the captured page text.

Recorded output of citations_format {"bates": "NYC-WTC_000147320", "page": 2}. Full response ↗

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 01 · 15 JOHN STREET 1001217, 79/14

NYC-WTC_000094256 p.1 ↗

Short: NYC-WTC_000094256 p.1
Full: City of New York, September 11th Document Portal, DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes), DEP Box 01, 15 JOHN STREET 1001217, 79/14, NYC-WTC_000094256, PDF page 1, https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/apps/content/September11_MD/NYC-WTC_000094256.pdf#page=1; catalog captured 2026-09-11.
Markdown: [NYC-WTC_000094256 p.1](https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/apps/content/September11_MD/NYC-WTC_000094256.pdf#page=1)

The page text was not read, so the printed stamp was not checked.

Recorded output of citations_format {"bates": "NYC-WTC_000094256", "page": 1}. Full response ↗

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Records manifest

10 of 10 requested documents found in the catalog captured 2026-09-11.

Bates	Collection, box, folder	Pages	PDF size
NYC-WTC_000138296	DORIS Giuliani · Folder 140	2	0.1 MB
NYC-WTC_000147320	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 09	2	0.1 MB
NYC-WTC_000153130	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 26	1	0.0 MB
NYC-WTC_000130438	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 53 · E-Mail 1/2/02	78	53.6 MB
NYC-WTC_000154488	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 26 · DEP OEM Reports to Commissioner	8	0.7 MB
NYC-WTC_000094256	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 01 · 15 JOHN STREET 1001217, 79/14	1	0.0 MB
NYC-WTC_000144518	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 08 · SCHOOLS	4	0.3 MB
NYC-WTC_000106411	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 37 · 345 CHAMBERS STREET; 16/1	7	0.4 MB
NYC-WTC_000148621	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 10 · DEP - BEC ACTIVITIES WTC	120	22.4 MB
NYC-WTC_000151604	DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) · DEP Box 11 · WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY	3	0.3 MB

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Recorded output of records_manifest {"bates": ["NYC-WTC_000138296", "NYC-WTC_000147320", "NYC-WTC_000153130", "NYC-WTC_000130438", "NYC-WTC_000154488", "NYC-WTC_000094256", "NYC-WTC_000144518", "NYC-WTC_000106411", "NYC-WTC_000148621", "NYC-WTC_000151604"]}. Full response ↗

Find proof-of-presence records

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NIOSH), federal

World Trade Center Health Program

Contact: www.cdc.gov/wtc · 1-888-982-4748 CDC, about the Program
Provides: medical monitoring and treatment for WTC-related conditions CDC, about the Program
Deadline: There is no deadline to enroll. CDC, about the Program
Time window: between September 11, 2001 and July 31, 2002 CDC, supporting documentation Survivors: lived, worked, or attended school, daycare or adult daycare in the NYC Disaster Area
Zone: NYC Disaster Area, defined on the CDC page ↗ The boundary is defined on the CDC eligible-groups page, which is not captured in this checkout, so it is linked rather than quoted.
Separate program: Is a separate 9/11 assistance program from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). CDC, about the Program

Rules the program states

Supporting documentation must show your full name and the time period for your covered activity CDC, supporting documentation
Incomplete or insufficient supporting documentation is the top reason for application processing delays. CDC, supporting documentation

Records that prove presence

Employment
- Letter from your employer or union stating your activities, location, days, and hours performing 9/11-related activities CDC, supporting documentation responders
- A pay stub if it shows your work location between September 11, 2001 and July 31, 2002 CDC, supporting documentation survivors
- Police memo book(including a copy of the cover page) that shows the days, times, and hours worked at a 9/11-related site. CDC, supporting documentation responders
Residence
- A lease or utility bill with your name showing your residence between September 11, 2001 and July 31, 2002 CDC, supporting documentation survivors
School
- A School Transcript from the Fall 2001 or Spring 2002 semester (or both) CDC, supporting documentation survivors
If no official document can be found
- you can submit a letter written by someone who can confirm your eligibility details CDC, supporting documentation (the CDC page calls this a third-party attestation)

Official pages: Supporting documentation · Eligible groups and the NYC Disaster Area · About the Program

U.S. Department of Justice

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Contact: www.vcf.gov · 1-855-885-1555 VCF Policies and Procedures
Deadline: submit your complete claim no later than October 1, 2090 VCF Policies and Procedures Registration has its own deadline applicable to your individual circumstances VCF Policies and Procedures
Time window: between September 11, 2001, and May 30, 2002 VCF Policies and Procedures The World Trade Center site or the NYC Exposure Zone
Zone: VCF NYC Exposure Zone: runs south of Canal Street, river to river, and from the Hudson River to the intersection of Canal Street and East Broadway VCF Policies and Procedures north on East Broadway to Clinton Street, and east on Clinton Street to the East River VCF Policies and Procedures The routes of debris removal apply only to those individuals who loaded, unloaded, or drove the trucks containing WTC debris VCF Policies and Procedures Map ↗
Separate program: Enrollment in the WTC Health Program does not automatically register you with the VCF VCF Policies and Procedures

Rules the program states

Registration is not the same as filing a claim. VCF Policies and Procedures
There are no requirements for the minimum amount of time an individual needed to be at a site VCF Policies and Procedures

Records that prove presence

Third-party verification (primary)
- Sent directly to the VCF from the employer or other third party, with specific dates and locations, is often sufficient to verify presence VCF Policies and Procedures
- A claimant with a listed employer, entity or union must demonstrate that he/she sought to obtain presence information from the listed VCF Policies and Procedures (before the VCF relies on witness statements)
Contemporaneous documents (primary)
- At least two documents, whether from the list below or otherwise, are required VCF Policies and Procedures
- Official personnel roster. VCF Policies and Procedures
- Police memo book submitted with the front cover including supervisory signature and opening and closing dates VCF Policies and Procedures
Residence documents (corroborating) survivors
- The documents listed below are not sufficient on their own, but will be reviewed in conjunction with other documents VCF Policies and Procedures
School or daycare records survivors
- If you submit a certified transcript or school record as explained below, you do not need to submit any additional proof of presence VCF Policies and Procedures
- Alumni of Stuyvesant or any area school in the NYC Exposure Zone may email VCF Policies and Procedures info@stuyhealth.org
Witness statements (secondary)
- Statements as the only proof need a minimum of two people VCF Policies and Procedures
- At least one must be from an individual who is not related to you or to the Personal Representative or Guardian VCF Policies and Procedures
- Effective February 1, 2023, the VCF will no longer accept affidavits as proof of presence. VCF Policies and Procedures

Official pages: Eligibility criteria and deadlines (Policies and Procedures, section 1) · How to prove presence (Interactive Presence Guide) · NYC Exposure Zone map

New York City issuers of records

Applicant	Issuer	Basis and status
Current and former City employees	Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)	designating personnel at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services Stipulation and Order, p.3 partially observedAnnounced in the settlement and the Mayor’s release. No contact path had been published as of September 11, 2026: the DCAS home page, captured that day, does not mention September 11, the programs or an exposure zone.
People who attended New York City public schools	New York City Public Schools (the settlement names the Department of Education)	to assist City employees and individuals who attended the New York City Public Schools Stipulation and Order, p.3 Former students must print and fill out the Student Records Request Form NYC Public Schools When a student is 18 or older, the DOE will only honor transcript requests from the student. NYC Public Schools If your former high school has closed, another school now has your transcript and can provide you with a copy. NYC Public Schools partially observedThe settlement’s designated personnel are announced; no contact path had been published as of September 11, 2026. The standing route is the school itself: NYC Public Schools’ records request page (quoted here).
City employees whose payroll records the Comptroller holds	Office of the New York City Comptroller	The VCF gets the information directly from the Office of the New York City Comptroller. VCF Policies and ProceduresListed by the VCF as an entity it obtains presence information from directly.
Alumni of Stuyvesant or any area school in the NYC Exposure Zone	StuyHealth (an alumni organization)	Alumni of Stuyvesant or any area school in the NYC Exposure Zone may email VCF Policies and Procedures info@stuyhealth.orgNamed on the VCF’s policy page for help acquiring proof of attendance. It is a private organization, without a City role.

The Mayor’s Office release says the administration will appoint dedicated personnel at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) to coordinate the retrieval of records. Mayor’s Office release

This directory quotes official rules with their sources. It does not decide eligibility, calculate a deadline or file anything. Rules change; read the linked official page before acting. Not legal advice.

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Commitment ledger

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FY 2027 · announced commitment

Records access through the September 11th Document Portal

$34.2 million

Portal creation, maintenance and Law Department document review.

Mayor’s budget announcement ↗

Evidence for each stage

Announcement located: The handshake release of June 30, 2026 names $34.2 million in FY27 for the portal. An announcement records the promise. Appropriation, contracting and payment are separate stages.
Adopted line not linked yet: The OMB Adopted Budget FY2027 (Expense, Revenue, Contract; 845 pages, captured 2026-09-11) contains no line naming the portal. The terms “September 11”, “9/11”, “portal” and “World Trade” do not occur in it, and the Law Department and Department of Investigation entries are agency totals. The amount remains an announced commitment. Next: Search the Supporting Schedules and the Law Department’s units of appropriation in the adopted expense schedules, or ask OMB which unit of appropriation carries the $34.2 million.
Contract not linked yet: No registered contract has been confirmed as delivering this work. A vendor name matched by keyword is only a candidate. The portal’s software fingerprint does not identify a procurement. Next: Query Checkbook NYC by agency and period for review, redaction, scanning and hosting scopes; promote a candidate only with reviewed scope evidence.
Payments not checked: No payment records have been checked. Spending is unknown. It must not appear as zero or as the announced amount. Fiscal-year cash payments are separate from lifetime contract totals. Next: Obtain payments and amendments for any confirmed contract and reconcile them on a matching period basis.
Delivery observed on the portal: The portal launched September 8, 2026. The catalog capture of September 9, 2026 holds 24,441 documents and 173,299 pages. Observation of the portal establishes nothing about the money. Dated obligations ↗

Open questions

Which adopted unit of appropriation carries the $34.2 million, and in which agency?
Which registered contracts deliver document review, redaction and hosting?
What has been paid to date in each fiscal year?

fiscal period unresolved · announced commitment

The Department of Investigation inquiry under Resolution 560-A

$4 million

Funding for DOI to complete and release its report on 9/11 environmental toxins, which the Council announced on September 3, 2026.

Council announcement ↗

The Council release does not allocate the $4 million between fiscal years. DOI’s own page says the City allocated $3.81 million over fiscal years 2026 and 2027; DOI’s June 29, 2026 letter says it requested $4 million over two fiscal years. The figures are listed beside each other; none is substituted for another.

Evidence for each stage

Announcement located: The Council's September 3, 2026 release records $4 million in additional funding for DOI to complete and release its report. The annual split is not stated there.
Allocation stated by DOI; no line identifier: DOI’s investigation page states that in June 2026 the City allocated $3.81 million over fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the investigative firm. No unit of appropriation or budget code has been located: the OMB Adopted Budget FY2027 names no such line (845 pages searched 2026-09-11), and the DOI entries there are agency totals. Next: Locate the DOI unit of appropriation that carries the FY2026 and FY2027 amounts, or a budget modification naming it.
DOI reports no contract yet: DOI’s June 29, 2026 letter says a team of two firms was selected after a Request for Information to six firms. DOI will enter a contract once funding is secured from OMB. DOI’s page, read September 11, 2026, says DOI is in the procurement process. No registered contract has been located. Next: Query Checkbook NYC for a DOI contract with an investigation or public-health scope registered after June 2026.
Payments not checked: No payment records have been checked. Spending is unknown. Next: Obtain payments for any confirmed contract by fiscal year.
Two written updates observed; the report is dated: DOI’s written updates for December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026 are posted on DOI’s page as letters dated December 31, 2025 and June 29, 2026. A video update from the Commissioner is dated September 1, 2026. The next updates are due December 31, 2026 and June 30, 2027; the report is due by July 14, 2027. Nothing is inferred as delivered before it is published. Dated obligations ↗

Also on record

2026-03-18 DOI has requested $3 million in funding in FY27 to hire an outside firm DOI testimony, March 18, 2026, p.5
2026-03-18 DOI now estimates that the cost of the overall investigation will total between $4 and $5 million DOI testimony, March 18, 2026, p.5
2025-12-31 DOI requested a total of over $3 million over two fiscal years DOI letter, December 31, 2025, p.2
2026-06-29 DOI requested a total of $4 million over the course of two fiscal years to hire a third-party firm DOI letter, June 29, 2026, p.2
2026-06-29 OMB has not yet approved DOI’s request DOI letter, June 29, 2026, p.2
2026-09-11 In June 2026, the City allocated $3.81 million over fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to fund this investigative firm DOI investigation page, read 2026-09-11

Open questions

Which unit of appropriation carries the $3.81 million, and how is it split between FY2026 and FY2027?
Which two firms were selected, and when is the contract registered?
What does the December 31, 2026 update say?

FY 2027 · announced commitment

Memorial education and free student field trips

$1 million

Free field trips for New York City students, with a focus on eighth graders, and expanded educational programming.

Council announcement ↗

Evidence for each stage

Announcement located: The Council's September 3, 2026 release announces $1 million for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum for free student field trips and educational programming.
Adopted lines located in the Council’s Schedule C: The Council’s Fiscal 2027 Schedule C (June 30, 2026) lists two DYCD lines to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. Page 281: $750,000 for museum field trips, stated as funding for 8th grade students to visit free of charge. Page 280: $250,000 for 9/11 Memorial Museum programming, covering in-person and virtual field trips. The two lines add to $1,000,000, the amount the Council announced; the sum is arithmetic and the lines stay separate. Smaller member and delegation items to the same organization in Schedule C ($50,000 p.134, $12,000 p.28, $10,000 p.110) are outside this commitment. Next: Confirm the DYCD contract registrations that carry the two lines.
Grant or contract not linked yet: No DYCD contract or grant registration to the Memorial has been located for FY2027. Next: Query Checkbook NYC for DYCD contracts with the National September 11 Memorial and Museum (Tax ID 611745872) registered in FY2027.
Payments not checked: No payment records have been checked. Spending is unknown. Next: Record any FY27 disbursement with its transaction identifier.
Delivery not linked yet: No participation report has been published. The count of student visits, the period and the population definition are unknown. Unknown service output is not zero delivery. Student records stay aggregate.

Also on record

2026-06-30 National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center – Museum Field Trips 611745872 $750,000 DYCD Council Fiscal 2027 Schedule C, p.281, p.281
2026-06-30 To provide funding support for 8th grade students to visit the museum free of charge. Council Fiscal 2027 Schedule C, p.281, p.281
2026-06-30 National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center – 9/11 Memorial Museum Programming 611745872 $250,000 DYCD Council Fiscal 2027 Schedule C, p.280, p.280
2026-06-30 Funds will be used to cover the costs of in-person and virtual field trips Council Fiscal 2027 Schedule C, p.280, p.280

Open questions

Which DYCD contracts carry the $750,000 and $250,000 lines?
How many students visited under the program, over what period, and how is the population defined?
What was paid in FY27?

Key dates

Settlement and Res. 560-A

December 31, 2025 DOI written status update to the Speaker observed Res. 560-A §1 · checked 2026-09-11
June 30, 2026 DOI written status update to the Speaker observed Res. 560-A §1 · checked 2026-09-11
December 31, 2026 DOI written status update to the Speaker upcoming Res. 560-A §1 · checked 2026-09-09
June 30, 2027 DOI written status update to the Speaker upcoming Res. 560-A §1 · checked 2026-09-09
July 14, 2027 DOI report: knowledge assessment, timeline of awareness, public-vs-internal contrast analysis upcoming Res. 560-A §2 · checked 2026-09-09
September 8, 2027 Twelve months of good-faith performance; then dismissal with prejudice upcoming Settlement ¶ 7–8 · checked 2026-09-09

Recurring obligations

monthly through 2027-08 Monthly Law Department meetings with 9/11 Health Watch, Sept 2026 – Aug 2027 (documents, pages, sources, subjects)Settlement ¶ 1

Recurring obligations state no dates, so none are added to the calendar. Status is what was observed on public pages when checked, with no legal determination.

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Dated obligations are under Key dates.

Dated obligations ahead

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Dated observations

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Checked 2026-09-09 · observed

Launch the September 11th Public Records Portal with records sought in the FOIL requests plus other records of public interest

Portal live 2026-09-08; catalog export 2026-09-09: 24,441 documents / 173,299 pages

Source: Settlement recitals; ¶ (1)–(3). Observation only.

Checked 2026-09-09 · partially observed

Link the Harding Memo under a 'Documents of Interest' tab; FAQ explains how it was identified

Documents of Interest previously observed; Harding FAQ answer read in browser September 9. Combined obligation requires independent review.

Source: Settlement ¶ (Harding Memo). Observation only.

Checked 2026-09-09 · not observed on inspected surfaces

Agreed search terms posted on the portal

FAQ provides examples; complete agreed list not observed in inspected navigation.

Source: Transcript 2026-09-08 (Corporation Counsel Banks). Observation only.

Checked 2026-09-09 · not observed on inspected surfaces

Privilege log of located-but-withheld documents, provided to counsel and posted on the portal

No dedicated navigation item observed; no claim of absence elsewhere.

Source: Settlement ¶ 7. Observation only.

Checked 2026-09-11 · partially observed

Designate DCAS and DOE personnel to gather documents for proof of presence (City employees; NYC public-school attendees)

Commitment announced 2026-09-08 (settlement p.3; Mayor’s release). No contact path published: DCAS home page captured 2026-09-11 has no mention; the portal’s Programs and Forms page was not re-checked.

Source: Settlement ¶ (b); Mayor's press release. Observation only.

Release snapshot

Catalog snapshot

24,441documents

173,299pages

74boxes

4,173folder labels

Catalog captured 2026-09-09.

Collection	Documents	Share of saved catalog
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes)	21,395	87.5%
WTC 7	3,025	12.4%
DORIS Giuliani	21	0.1%

Recent coverage and projects

Dated reading list

As of 2026-09-21 · 2026-09-11 through 2026-09-21. Recent, source-linked developments around the City release.

2026-09-19 · Independent project

911records.org moved domains and publishes a change log

Cleartext Labs says its independent mirror now uses 911records.org, with prior 911records.nyc links redirecting. Its release notes also describe OCR and search changes. Treat its extracted text and tags as research aids; check the City PDF before relying on a result.

911 City Records release notes ↗

How to use it: Compare a finding with this toolkit’s locally captured catalog. Differences can reflect capture time, OCR, tagging, or a changed City record.

2026-09-17 · Independent project

A public mirror and MCP were announced for the City release

The project describes a map, record search, saved case files, exports, and an MCP endpoint. The operator says it is independent and not a City or benefits-program service.

Project announcement ↗

How to use it: Useful for discovery and comparison, not proof of exposure, eligibility, illness, liability, or wrongdoing.

2026-09-11 · Federal records

National Archives announced declassification of separate federal 9/11 records

The Public Interest Declassification Board says presidential briefing material and 9/11 Commission interview memoranda were released. These are separate from New York City’s post-attack air-quality portal.

National Archives announcement ↗

How to use it: Keep federal pre-attack records separate from City post-attack records when framing a question or citation.

Official programs for care and compensation WTC Health Program · Victim Compensation Fund

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Open a cited record

Harding memo

Clean Up Initiative

15 John Street lab report

Search the archive's folder labels

Look up a building

1 folder, 81 documents

3 folders, 11 documents

2 folders, 5 documents

Write a portal search

Paste into the portal search box

The same request to the MCP

Catalog collections

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes)

WTC 7

DORIS Giuliani

Research routes

Catalog changes after the saved capture

The text of a cited City page

Search detail in independent projects

City portal documents and federal records

Statements beside the records

EPA release on asbestos monitoring in Lower Manhattan

Mayor's Office release on reopening buildings

EPA Administrator Whitman on air and water in New York

EPA release on monitoring results

Memo to Deputy Mayor Harding on limiting the City's liability

EPA air, bulk, wipe and water sampling situation report

OSHA sampling beyond the disaster site

UFT memo on re-occupying Stuyvesant High School

Special Investigative Audit #14, environmental data trend report

Health Commissioner Frieden to EPA Administrator Whitman

Fuchs memo on Congressman Nadler's indoor air concerns

Clean Up Initiative note

Concerned Stuyvesant Parents release on dust testing

EPA Inspector General on the September 18 statement

Council asks DOI to compare what was known with what was said

Sampling results in the records

Cite a page

NYC-WTC_000138296 p.1 ↗

NYC-WTC_000147320 p.2 ↗

NYC-WTC_000094256 p.1 ↗

Build a reading list

Find proof-of-presence records

World Trade Center Health Program

Rules the program states

Records that prove presence

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Rules the program states

Records that prove presence

New York City issuers of records

Track a funding commitment

Records access through the September 11th Document Portal

Evidence for each stage

Open questions

The Department of Investigation inquiry under Resolution 560-A

Evidence for each stage

Also on record

Open questions

Memorial education and free student field trips

Evidence for each stage

Also on record

Open questions

Key dates

Recurring obligations

Check catalog changes

Dated obligations ahead

Track release commitments

Launch the September 11th Public Records Portal with records sought in the FOIL requests plus other records of public interest

Link the Harding Memo under a 'Documents of Interest' tab; FAQ explains how it was identified

Agreed search terms posted on the portal

Privilege log of located-but-withheld documents, provided to counsel and posted on the portal

Designate DCAS and DOE personnel to gather documents for proof of presence (City employees; NYC public-school attendees)

Release snapshot

Recent coverage and projects

911records.org moved domains and publishes a change log

A public mirror and MCP were announced for the City release

National Archives announced declassification of separate federal 9/11 records