For 25 years, New York City officials hid the proof that they lied to first responders about 9/11. On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani forced the vault open.
Mamdani published a public portal containing more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed 9/11 records.
The data drop includes internal contamination reports and 68 boxes of physical documents that previous city administrations claimed they could not locate despite years of Freedom of Information Law requests.
The records confirm what survivors suspected for decades. According to reporting from Time and Axios, city leaders knew the dust and smoke blanketing lower Manhattan contained dangerous levels of asbestos and industrial toxins.
They assured residents and rescue workers the air was entirely safe to breathe anyway.
The human cost of that lie is still compounding. Standing alongside 9/11 health advocates like Jon Stewart, Mamdani noted that more people have now died from 9/11-related illnesses than died in the attacks themselves.
The city's Fire Department reported last week that over 12,000 of its members live with certified illnesses linked directly to the rescue effort.
The document release delivers a massive blow to the architect of that coverup.
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani oversaw the city's initial response and pushed the false safety narrative. Over the weekend, Giuliani went on Newsmax to demand that Mamdani skip the upcoming 25th-anniversary memorial.
He launched an Islamophobic attack against the city's first Muslim mayor, claiming Mamdani's presence at Ground Zero would be deeply offensive to the victims.
Mamdani refused to back down. He guaranteed his attendance at the memorial and handed the public the exact documents proving the Giuliani administration poisoned American heroes.
"People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air," Mamdani said.
Rudy Giuliani went on television to demand respect. Zohran Mamdani brought the receipts.
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