A police officer who worked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks has died of cancer, family and friends said.
Gary Mausberg, 47, an 18-year NYPD vet who was battling kidney cancer, died Wednesday night.
Mausberg, a Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association delegate from the 73rd Precinct, is survived by his wife, Margaret. He also worked at the Midtown South Precinct and was a Navy veteran.
His wake will be held tomorrow at the Bernard Dowd Funeral Home in Jamaica, Queens.
The PBA has filed paperwork with the city maintaining Mausberg’s death was related to his work at Ground Zero, sources said.