Mamdani releases records on toxic air in New York after 9/11 attacks

Just days before the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, New York City has released a trove of previously undisclosed documents suggesting government efforts to downplay – or even mislead – residents about dangerous air quality following the attacks.At a news conference on Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the publication of 170,000 pages concerning health issues following the collapse of two skyscrapers in the World Trade Center complex, known as the Twin Towers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trial for 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, set for June 2028list 2 of 3Timeline: How September 11, 2001 led to US’s longest warlist 3 of 3September 11 convict renounces terrorism, al-Qaedaend of listMamdani said the effort would deliver “accountability around city government’s response to September 11 that New Yorkers have been denied for years”.His remarks reinforced long-running suspicions that leaders in the United States prematurely allowed workers and residents back into area around Lower Manhattan where the towers fell.“It would be one thing if government had stood alongside survivors and provided them with everything they needed at ev...