NYC releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero
The release follows a lawsuit settlement and includes records showing asbestos and other contaminants were found in lower Manhattan after the attacks.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration will release more than 170,000 pages of records on Tuesday, revealing city officials possessed evidence of dangerous air conditions in Lower Manhattan despite public assurances following the World Trade Center collapse.
- The documents indicate officials were aware of troubling environmental test results, including spiking benzene and asbestos concentrations in November 2001, even as public statements offered reassurance about air safety near the World Trade Center.
- Rep. Jerrold Nadler said he met with former Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg to raise concerns, but his warnings went unheeded. "They knew about the air quality and they essentially did nothing about it," Nadler said.
- Thousands of New Yorkers have developed cancers and respiratory illnesses linked to contamination exposure. Former New York Gov. George Pataki revealed he was diagnosed with restrictive airway disease attributed to his exposure at the site.
- As the 25th anniversary approaches, the release adds to long-running questions about whether officials adequately warned workers and residents of hazards while prioritizing the reopening of Wall Street.
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New York hid warnings on ‘toxic air’ after 9/11, Mamdani says as thousands of documents surface
NEW YORK, Sept 9 — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced yesterday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air...
Mamdani releases undisclosed 9/11 files
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing that the city did not disclose everything it knew about air toxicity after 9/11. The release comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks that killed 2,977 people in the United States, mostly from the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York. More than 9,400 have died from illnesses linked to their exposure to the area in the y…
According to the mayor of New York, nearly 25 years later, more people have died from illnesses related to the attacks than on the day of the attacks themselves.
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