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Families Seek to Bar NYC Mayor from 9/11 Ceremony

7/27/2026

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Summary

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Families of 9/11 victims have petitioned to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 25th-anniversary Ground Zero ceremony.
The petition, with over 1,100 signatures including about 300 victims’ families, says Mamdani’s past statements and ties to those who defended the attacks make his attendance hurtful.
City Hall confirmed Mamdani will attend, noting the 9/11 Memorial & Museum normally permits every sitting mayor at the ceremony.

History

Historical Context

The 2001 al-Qaeda attacks that killed 2,977 people led New York to hold its first-anniversary ceremony in September 2002, attended by Mayor Rudy Giuliani and President George W. Bush. Decades later, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s rule of admitting every sitting mayor fuels a new dispute as families gather over 1,100 signatures to block Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 2026 (25th) anniversary.

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Story summary

Families of 9/11 victims have petitioned to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 25th-anniversary Ground Zero ceremony.
The petition, with over 1,100 signatures including about 300 victims’ families, says Mamdani’s past statements and ties to those who defended the attacks make his attendance hurtful.
City Hall confirmed Mamdani will attend, noting the 9/11 Memorial & Museum normally permits every sitting mayor at the ceremony.

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