Published Sep 8, 2026, 2:36 PM EDT
The document dump on Tuesday claims city officials knew conditions around Ground Zero were unsafe to breathe, leading to long-term health impacts.
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Published Sep 8, 2026, 2:36 PM EDT
A trove of documents released Tuesday by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani show that city officials masked health concerns in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, even as they were privy to the potential hazards. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the release of more than 170,000 pages of city records documenting the government’s response to the attacks, including pages of records concerning health concerns, air quality and the city’s response to the day that will be commemorated this Friday on its 25th anniversary. The city also announced settlements pertaining to two lawsuits brought by 9/11 Health Watch, culminating a multi-year legal battle. Documents can be accessed by anyone via an online portal which will be updated on a rolling basis in the coming months. “The very least our city owes the families, survivors and first responders whose lives were forever changed by the September 11th attacks is transparency and accountability," Mandani said in a statement. "That is why I am proud that our administration has launched the city’s first public records portal dedicated to the environmental and health impacts of 9/11 and reached a settlement in these lawsuits. “For too long, New Yorkers have had to fight for access to records that should have been available to them in the first place. This portal is part of our administration’s enduring commitment to honor those we lost, care for those living with lasting health consequences and give thousands of New Yorkers the answer they’ve been asking for.”
