Toxic Truths Emerge from Ground Zero The release of 170,000 pages of documents related to the aftermath of the September 11 attacks brings long overdue accountability to New York City's leaders and residents.
As Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced at a press conference last week, these records show that city officials were aware of the toxic contamination around Ground Zero yet continued to reassure citizens that the air was safe to breathe.
This revelation comes 25 years after the attacks, when over 12,000 first responders have been diagnosed with related health conditions, including cancers.