Giovanni Galante

September 11 family advocate whose wife, Grace Catherine Galante, was killed in the North Tower of the World Trade Center attacks.

Topics covered

Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Islamophobia1 sourced eventDates: August 20, 2026 Political Rhetoric and Violence1 sourced eventDates: August 20, 2026

Recent statements

August 20, 2026Condemned

Addressed record

Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?

““having Mamdani there would show a disrespect to our family members””

Speaker capacity: 9/11 widower and petition organizer
Editorial rationale: He organized the exclusion petition and explicitly objected to attendance.

Petition from 9/11 families asks Mayor Mamdani not to attend remembrance ceremony (opens in a new tab)Interview with petition organizer Giovanni Galante

View context Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?

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Case record

Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Gov. George Pataki, and some relatives of September 11 victims say Mayor Zohran Mamdani should not attend the 2026 commemoration, citing concerns about his rhetoric and associations. Mamdani says he will attend to honor victims, families, survivors, and first responders. Other elected officials and September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows say excluding the sitting mayor would politicize a ceremony meant for collective remembrance. The dispute is over the civic meaning and appropriateness of attendance, not over whether Mamdani has endorsed the September 11 attacks.