Mayor Will Meet Family Of Ground Zero Worker

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Mayor Bloomberg is scheduled to meet with relatives of a deceased detective who worked at ground zero after the September 11 attacks on Monday at City Hall.

Mr. Bloomberg drew criticism when he said earlier this week that science had showed that the detective, James Zadroga, was not a hero. The city’s medical examiner determined the detective’s death to be related to intravenous injection of prescription pills, not from breathing the air at ground zero.

The mayor has not apologized for the comment he made, but he did praise the detective this week for being a dedicated police officer and said he did not intend to hurt his family.


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