Mamdani says it is time for this painful chapter to end as the city opens its September 11 records
Zohran MamdaniMayor of New York City
Zohran Mamdani said at the city's September 8 announcement that administration after administration had met calls for answers about the September 11 attacks with legal arguments and red tape, and that his administration would not. He said the city had settled two lawsuits with 9/11 Health Watch and was committing more than $34 million to a public portal whose first release posted 170,000 pages.
“Administration after administration has ignored those calling for answers and clarity, instead choosing to bury them in legal arguments and in red tape. We will do no such thing. As we mark 25 years, it is time for this painful chapter to end.”
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Zohran Mamdani administration's release of post-9/11 air-quality and health records
The Mamdani administration released more than 170,000 pages of City records and settled litigation over post-September 11 air-quality and health records, prompting renewed debate about earlier disclosure, accountability, and support for affected people.
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Official transcript, with separately identified speakers. Praise concerns disclosure, not every policy of the mayor. The date is known. Later releases were announced plans.
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Mamdani spoke at the city's announcement of its initial records release and settlement with 9/11 Health Watch.
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He also announced help for residents documenting their presence in the exposure zone for September 11 Victim Compensation Fund claims.
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The case concerns the Mamdani administration's September 8 release of post-9/11 air-quality and health records and the settlement of two lawsuits with 9/11 Health Watch. Mamdani said earlier administrations met calls for answers with legal arguments and red tape, that his administration would not, and that it was time for this painful chapter to end. We record this as defending the release because he presents it as the right course and announces the portal and settlement as his administration's action. Challenged the characterization is the closest competing label; it loses because he is not disputing anyone's description of the release.
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