9/11 Files Opened: Mamdani Releases 170,000 Pages on Ground Zero Health Risks

9/11 at 25: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Releases 170,000 Pages on Ground Zero Health Risks

As the United States marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the release of a new free online portal containing records related to the long-term health impact of the attacks.

Mamdani said his administration is making an initial 170,000 pages of documents publicly available. According to the mayor, the records indicate that New York City authorities knew that conditions around Ground Zero were dangerous but failed to fully inform New Yorkers about the risks.

The release comes as 9/11 survivors, first responders and affected families continue to seek answers about illnesses linked to exposure at and around the World Trade Center site.

Mamdani also highlighted the scale of the long-term health crisis, saying that more people have died from illnesses related to the attacks than were killed on September 11 itself.

The newly released records are expected to provide further insight into what city officials knew about the environmental and health dangers following the attacks and how those risks were communicated to the public.

The move is likely to renew scrutiny of the government's response to the aftermath of 9/11, while giving survivors, families, researchers and the wider public access to historical records that had previously been difficult to obtain.