Ben Chevat on September 11 Attacks

Statements and actions by Ben Chevat on this topic.

Public disputes concerning the September 11, 2001 attacks, their aftermath, memorials, official records, and effects on survivors and responders.

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

Defended or excused

1 published statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026

Ben Chevat

Role at the time: Executive director of 9/11 Health Watch

September 8, 2026Defended or excused

Responding to

Zohran Mamdani administration's release of post-9/11 air-quality and health records

"begins to answer the question"

Why we used this label

Supports disclosure. Classification is limited to the disclosure decision.

City Hall transcript: September 8 post-9/11 records announcement

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Speaker sections: Jon Stewart; Tom Hart; Ben Chevat; Jerry Nadler; Carolyn Maloney; Gale Brewer

Official transcript, with separately identified speakers. Praise concerns disclosure, not every policy of the mayor. The date is known; noon UTC represents a date-only placeholder, not the event's exact time. Later releases were announced plans.

Read statement Zohran Mamdani administration's release of post-9/11 air-quality and health records