A growing backlash is putting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani under pressure ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Mayor Mamdani says he will attend New York City's annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday despite mounting criticism from some family members of victims.

"My focus will be on attending events that memorialize that incredible courage, and I will be there on Friday at the memorial just as I was last year,” said the NYC mayor.