NYC releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero
The records include air-quality reports, contamination records and internal memos that show officials knew Ground Zero air was unsafe, advocates said.
- 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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On Tuesday, the Mayor of New York announced the release of tens of thousands of documents concerning the city's concealment of air toxicity after the attacks of 11 September. In addition to the 2,977 people who died in the United States on the day of the attacks, more than 9,400 others died as a result of diseases related to their exposure to the attacks. - 9 September: New York City concealed information on air toxicity for 25 years (Internatio…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday that nearly 170,000 documents about health hazards following the September 11, 2001 attacks will be made public.
Twenty-five years after September 11th, 2001, the city of New York issued thousands of documents on air pollution after the attacks.
New York made public more than 170,000 pages of air quality documents after the September 11 attacks, revealing that those responsible knew the risks of exposure to toxic substances while ensuring that the air was safe.
Thousands of people later had health problems, he said.
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