09/08/2026
25 Years After the 9/11 Attacks, Many New Yorkers Say the Emotional Impact Is “Still Raw”
Today, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Truth in Medicine Poll, sponsored by explored how the events of September 11, 2001, continue to shape our community 25 years later—with 66 percent of respondents saying 9/11 permanently changed their daily lives. One-quarter of respondents reported trauma or mental health disorders related to 9/11.
The panel discussion featured Josh Kugler, MD, Interim President, Mount Sinai South Nassau; Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine and Chief, Infectious Diseases; Joe Calderone, former Daily News reporter who covered 9/11 and author of Don’t Look Back; Tom Von Essen, FDNY Commissioner on 9/11; and Phil Alvarez, advocate and brother of Luis Alvarez, a NYPD cop who died of 9/11 related cancer.
Together, they reflected on the lasting health, personal, and community impact of 9/11—and the importance of remembering, healing, and carrying its lessons forward.
25 years later, the memories remain. The impact remains. The conversation continues.
