Steven Banks
Role at the time: New York City corporation counsel, quoted in the mayor's official announcement
Defended or excused
Responding to
Zohran Mamdani administration's release of post-9/11 air-quality and health records
"give the public access to information and documents"
Why we used this label
Supports the disclosure decision. Banks is an administration participant, not an independent validator of the records or past conduct.
25 Years Later, Mamdani Administration Opens City's 9/11 Records to the Public and Settles Multi-Year Legal Battle (opens in a new tab)
Official City Hall release announcing a public portal, an initial release of more than 170,000 pages of records, and settlements with 9/11 Health Watch over post-attack air-quality and health records.