NYT: Documents show officials misled New Yorkers on 9/11 air quality
NEW: Mayor Mamdani has released 170,000 documents that suggest New Yorkers were misled about the safety of the air quality following the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
Feathered Stone218Also, dear Giuliani, stop saying Hillary Clinton was not there when there’s literally a photo of you next to her in a freaking mask no less
Taylor | No Billionaires109I freaking love Mamdani. And I love that he did this. I can't wait for someone to release evidence that the USG knew how dangerous Covid is. Also how the Trump administration, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Oz, Musk/DOGE (especially!), etc. were intentionally doing things to make people sick and die.
Middlerage66Uh oh! someone check on Trump, he just said was “pulled from the rubble” that day!
LP 💙❤️🇺🇸🦅56When Rudy Giuliani was mayor. POS.
stevivi2.bsky.social54So releasing the files IS an option for politicians
I wonder which party was ADAMANT of never helping to aid the first responders exposed to this toxic material while trying to save lives & pretending burn pits don't do anything to human lungs...
Holly Brewer11And this article title, my friends, shows why passive voice is a problem.
The Clear Cider10Remind me. Who was the mayor of NYC during the aftermath of 9/11 ???
SDDPHOTO5Friends had to put their children's toys through the dishwasher four times and only a few of them survived the air came in the window it was awful there was dust on everything in their house
Ardent Freedom Atheist ⚛ 👨 🧍♂️5Trump said he would release the Epstein files. Still waiting.
GG4Put the blame where it belongs.....on rudy.
ChristineP, M.S.3My former beau’s mom died from respiratory illness after having lived near Ground Zero before and after 9/11. She developed a cough that never went away. It got worse and you know the rest. 😭
They published this the same day they published the news that Mamdani's office is releasing to the public thousands of documents showing Giuliani's office knew how toxic the air was around Ground Zero and lied about it, leading to more deaths than on 9/11.
Diedrich Bader169My friend spent weeks as a volunteer at ground zero and died of cancer Giuliani can go fuck himself
Kirk Murphy64Well before nightfall in LA on 9/11, a core global occupational & environmental medicine discussion list had vehemently warned of the obvious, deadly air quality dangers from WTC dust still shrouding NYC. NYC/State & USG knew the same. Giuliani's “back to normal” push caused avoidable mass death.
emduwel.bsky.social20People of all faiths (and no faiths) died that day. The city that grieved and pulled together — Rudy had nothing to do with that. He’d been mongering hate afterall for a long time. And when it came down to the wire? Some could have been rescued by helicopter before the towers fell. Where was he?
dynamoxie.bsky.social8Didn't we learn like 10 years ago that he also had business dealings with Ukraínian and Russían mafía? Or was that just suspected?
Ben There 25Giuliani is like the NYT, a puppy piss rag.
Andrew Robbins3All The News Fit To Print
Robert Democracy Illes5Obviously racist rudy has been deflecting his corruption by condemning Mamdani (a Muslim you know).
MOLLOY3how bout we all skip it? 25 years after ww2 was 1960 and if the mooks of today had their way we'd have no raymond burr godzilla or a reliable car.
Craig M. Ranapia3Should the NY Times be dealing with their emotional issues around NYC voters picking a mayor it didn't endorse in therapy rather than self-medicating with an endless stream of shoddy and frankly more than a little stalker-ish hit pieces?
Catone85@bluesky2The pastor of my church here in Florida was living in NY on that fateful day and administered to firefighters at one of the engine companies. He goes back there on the anniversary to check on them. He is one of the people at or near ground zero with lasting health problems. The air was toxic and is.
Gina2Ghouliani can shut his fricking pie hole.
Stewart Tan2Imagine if Mamdani were petty... he would say "perhaps Guiliani shouldn't have been featured in a Borat movie..."
New records released today tell us Rudy Giuliani knew the air at Ground Zero was dangerous but lied to New Yorkers. People died because of this. Yet no right wing media outlet will ask him about it abcnews.com/US/nyc-mayor...
BeanieCLE141And remember Jon Stewart had to shame Mitch McConnell and the republicans to fund the First Responders healthcare which they kept denying!!
And Giuliani says the idea of Mamdani attending the memorial ceremony at Ground Zero 'offends" him. All New Yorkers should be more than offended about what Giuliani knew and didn't disclose to them.
kinosminion.bsky.social15So, for 25 years, elected politicians in New York intentionally denied the public access to this information. Mamdani is elected and the documents, a bit of the truth, is released. No wonder Republicans and status-quo Dems are afraid of him. More of his type of elected official, please.
Binzah14U knew Rudy was a POS shit before 9/11 & everyday since. I never understood why that 1 hideous disaster got him white washed as governor. He's a pig & always has been
gigi133.bsky.social12And yet Giuliani has the nerve to say Mamdani shouldn't go Friday? Giuliani is the one who should stay away!
eimaj668I watched a lot of news coverage after the towers fell. I specifically recall the EPA coming out within the first few days stating the air at ground zero was safe to breath. I knew they had no time to test for air quality and it made me angry then that they were sacrificing those responders. #911
Mike Masnick293Gee. Wonder why Giuliani was just saying he didn't think Mamdani should show up at the 9/11 event...
daniel sieradski63zohran just did more for the sake of ailing 9/11 first responders today than most politicians have done in the last 25 years but i guarantee neither the pba nor the patriotic chest thumpers will give him any points for it
Mike Rothschild36One of my biggest long-term fears about the Eaton Fire is the safety of our air and soil. FEMA and the EPA didn't conduct testing on cleared lots, and insurance doesn't cover it. Most families who lost homes also had to spend five figures on soil remediation. We don't even know if it worked.
Zeroisanumber3I wondered why Jon Stewart was there for a minute, but then I recalled that he's been a longtime advocate for WTC responders.
calizaybak.bsky.social2GhoulI knew the WTC was a target for terrorists so he put the terrorists response office in the WTC. So when it came to Republicans getting Americans killed he was way ahead of the Trump curve.
Queen’sT2Ask why Manafort Bros construction company y was supposedly hired for cleanup BEFORE 9/11
Zohran Mamdani released 170K documents revealing that post-9/11 asbestos levels remained dangerous for months, despite officials saying the air was safe. As we saw at the start of COVID, officials still treat essential workers as expendable. This is a long-overdue step in the right direction.
Dr. Lucky Tran209Link to 9/11 air quality documents:
elypaul.bsky.social46Christine Todd Whitman deserves to be called out, both for her actions at the time, and her bullshit apology years later. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016...
Marcia Cohen Zakai21Eventually air quality - both outdoor and indoor - will matter enough to our local, state and federal governments for them to update mandatory minimum standards and enforce their implementation.
CUI BONO?15friends who lived downtown were sick for months as well🤬
Arty-san13I remember Giuliani saying, "The air is safe as far as we can tell..." (with a caveat that they should wear masks if "really close") and later said air quality was "safe and acceptable". I was furious. I knew it was inadequate. Crushed inner-building materials are not meant to be breathed, ever.
CailleachPortach9When the wind hit just right, you could smell it in Brooklyn for months. Never, ever, believed them when they said the air was acceptable. All they (Giuliani and Todd Whitman) did was cover their asses and make first responders fight tooth and nail for proper care.
babs ✨24like clean water, clean air is a supposed right not guaranteed, often becuase those entrusted with your body lie. never forget they say 😷
Citizen Platano 🇵🇷11well this certainly recontextualizes the Giuliani antics of the last couple weeks, huh
Monique Wicked5« Zohran Mamdani a rendu publics 170 000 documents révélant que, après le 11 septembre, les niveaux d'amiante sont restés dangereux pendant des mois, alors même que les autorités affirmaient que l'air était sans danger.
himham3Sir, this is good for transparency, but won't it hurt our reputa- "I do not fucking care"
Neutron Decay3It is surely a coincidence that Rudy Giuliani, who clearly has blood on his hands over this, has recently gone on a vicious islamophobic rant against Mamdani.
My administration is launching a free online portal for 9/11-related documents and releasing the first 170,000 pages today — available now at nyc.gov/sept11docs.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani1130These records prove what families and first responders have long known: City government knew the conditions around Ground Zero were dangerous — yet lied to New Yorkers.
megraham.bsky.social8Transparency is the only avenue to truth. With truth, we can rebuild a better society for all.
1bjwall.bsky.social2Why did the FBI & the DOJ let Omar al Boyoumi go free? He was being funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The gave him $90,000 a year starting in 1998 when he rented the apartment in San Diego.
What NYC Mayor Mamdani just did for 9/11 first responders & residents living/working in the area where the twin towers fell is more than any single politician has ever done to help them. www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/u...
Rebekah Jones99In revealing the conspiracy to cover up the health dangers, lie to residents, & deny health coverage to first responders, he's now enabled tens of thousands of people to get access to the resources they should have had 25 years ago.
Mannwich23It’s a warped world where just releasing and telling the truth is now a radical act.
Queen’sT20Republicans need to answer for the countless times they denied funding to 9/11 emergency workers health assistance. WHAT ELSE IS GIULIANI COVERING UP
Mark Yeager 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️10It’s interesting to note that CNN doesn’t include the names of any of the officials who were involved in the cover up. Let’s start with the person who was the chief executive of NYC: Rudy Giuliani. I’m not saying he had direct knowledge of it, or that he ordered the cover up, but…
holdyourfire.bsky.social8Misled? I think a better word is lie.
shiversotool.bsky.social4Thank God. My cousin was there. As lighting crew during search and rescue immediately after. He now suffers from lung issues.
Justin Sherin44I got as far as the remains of Building 7 on October 13; I’ve never smelled anything like that. I was there for an hour? Less? The smell was unspeakable, a mixture of things that had never been mixed, it got in my throat, hair, pores, brain. I felt off for days. I didn’t go back for ten years.
Sorceress’ Table🔮(BoxingTheStars✨)20To whoever posted recently that disclosure is coming: bsky.app/profile/geor...
Doug Hammond6Who was the mayor when 9/11 happened? It's hard to remember. I bet that guy went on to do some great things for everyone in the city and the country. In fact, he could have been America's Mayor and the face of 9/11 if he wasn't was so quiet and humble.
Elliott Kay5I really want the media & everyone else to sit with what this says about *every other mayor before Mamdani,* along with all the other officials who knew and covered this up. R or D. Probably plenty of both. Doesn't make it okay.
mad radhu4probably worth interviewing every other mayor NYC has had in the last quarter century and asking them why they didn't do this
CtlAltDel4Not surprising. The capitalist system simply demanded New Yorkers get back to work. Treated people like human livestock.
🇵🇷 Brigitte R.🇺🇲3Lower Manhattan should encompass ALL of lower Manhattan, from river to river Many were excluded from compensation, as if toxic air just skipped over or stopped at Cherry St/Corlears hook, or FDR Drive/Jacob Riis. Wow! Red lining, still, to this day.
In the harrowing months that followed the attacks on the World Trade Center, New Yorkers were repeatedly assured that the air around the fallen towers was safe to breathe. But 10 months later, health officials were still finding evidence of asbestos as much as half a mile away,
dsky6New Yorkers misled by Giuliani? Shocked, just shocked am I.
Bluethreadbare🇺🇦3Watching those rescuers work in the choking dust without respirators was puzzling so we should expect no competent leadership in emergencies.
deebell.bsky.social2The government lied about an issue that was important to citizens? Say it isn't so!
wanda27.bsky.social2First responders are still dying in the New York area from 9/11 related sickness.
Grumpy Zeus2Why do Republicans hate Americans so profoundly?
alexander-cs.bsky.social1And that horrid smell never seemed to go away.
Mayor Mamdani always delivers....and sharing the documents from NYC regarding 9/11 is VERY important. Come to find out, the air was far more toxic than Mayor Giuliani claimed. This release will help thousands with their health claims in NYC and beyond. Good. I'm glad he did this. #SheShed
Raelle14While your thanking Mayor Mamdani -drop a thank you to @johnfeal9117.bsky.social. Without him there would not be a codified 9/11 Victims Compensation fund. From losing a foot on 9/11 to The Pitt and all the years since, he's not stopped fighting. #Hero
Just Jill 💖3He really is for the people. We need him everywhere.
Scaypgrayce1Love the timing after that little shit Giuliani’s snotty remark.
Barbara1Mandami is great! WE need more people like him!
Dougers1I remember a press conference with Christie Todd Whitman, head of the EPA then, claiming there was nothing wrong with the air at Ground Zero Fucking lying bitch. This came right from the Bush Administration.
Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle42The truth begins to emerge. This is the true 9-11 cover-up
Kay States4Many in my family that were healthcare workers knew that this area was toxic and I remember that I wasn't allowed to be anywhere near that area for a year or two. Some still won't go now even with family affected by this. I was lucky to have this insight. Many were not.
170,000 pages. That’s how much NYC has now released about post-9/11 air quality, including evidence officials knew Ground Zero was dangerous to breathe. Those documents belong to every survivor, responder, and family still burying someone stolen by toxic exposure. #momsky#sheshed
Seth Holtzman7Wait. You can't mean that the Rethugnicans, such as Rudy and Gov. Whitman, lied to harm many people. Rethugnicans just don't lie.
Joyce Glennon5This sure projects a new image of Mayor Rudy, does it not?
greg604OUTF&CKINGSTANDING ‼️‼️‼️‼️. Now, let the lawsuits begin ( most of the terrorists were from Saudi Arabia ‼️‼️‼️) INTERNATIONALLY…. GET THAT ASS ‼️🤬
Thom Guido4Rudy Giuliani keeps getting caught with his pants down.
Mammau4Of course it was unsafe. It will absolutley apparent in real time. Every crevice of every building for many blocks was covered and filled with toxicity for a long time. Maybe still in some of the more intricate old buildings.
WinthropGurl 🏳️🌈 💙2And what mayor released this?
You know what “misled” means? That information was known and decisions were made to intentionally lead people away from it. It is an active, multi-step form of lying. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
loctastic7it was obviously unhealthy and everyone who ran in to help find survivors is a hero
I'mNotAHRHitter5/looks at scars on stomach from needed surgery for Crohn's Disease that I'm 95% sure was caused by being told it was okay to go back to area and tasting the metal air Yeaaaaaaahhhh
Your Hardcore Dad3Isnt this sort of the thing Jon Stewart was going to court for a long time for the first responders who were all dying of cancer or other illnesses all likely brought on by how toxic it was?
Katiestereo3It was impossible to believe that it was safe. The stench was absolutely nauseating for months.
🧵My family stopped through NYC (less than 3 miles from ground zero) 2 months after 9/11, & we wore N95s. Strangers were derisive, but it really seemed like common sense. Come to find out: Rep. Jerrold Nadler said he tried to convince Giuliani & Bloomberg "to release www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
Martha Crawford53It was such a specific smell, for months and months, it smelled of metal and glass and flesh.
Kait Richardson 🥔23My mom worked a block from Ground Zero. She got cancer four times - two different forms of skin cancer, one twice, followed by fatal breast cancer.
emily fraser 🌿🐌✨18“People are always far too eager to grab onto messaging that tells them no adjustments on their part are necessary. Feeling comfortable is more important than being safe, so they ignore the obvious”
Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz14“People are always far too eager to grab onto messaging that tells them no adjustments on their part are necessary. Feeling comfortable is more important than being safe, so they ignore the obvious - which it was.” 🧵👇
James Andrew Smith8Over and over the message is clear: leadership doesn't want you to know that the air is bad.
JUCIFER🗑5one more for labor day!
Carim4Mas é claro que Giuliani iria esconder do público a situação do ar em manhattan depois do 11/9
