Zohran Mamdani took office on Jan. 1, 2026 as New York City's 112th mayor, becoming its first Muslim and first South Asian mayor and its youngest in over a century

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Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist who took office on January 1, 2026 as New York City's first Muslim mayor, was expected to attend the 25th anniversary 9/11 ceremony

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would attend the 25th anniversary 9/11 ceremony to honor victims' families and first responders, and attended it on September 11, 2026

The central disagreement over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's attendance is whether being at the 9/11 ceremony is a duty of the mayor's office or something victims' families can ask an official to forgo

New York City mayors have traditionally attended the annual Ground Zero ceremony, and since 2012 elected officials attend without speaking so that the reading of names remains the focus

A New York mayor skipping the Ground Zero ceremony would break a tradition followed by nearly every mayor since the September 11 attacks

Supporters of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's attendance argue that a sitting mayor represents the whole city at the ceremony, regardless of personal politics

Debates over a mayor's Sept. 11 attendance turn on whether showing up is an institutional duty of the office, regardless of who holds it, or a personal honor that bereaved families can withhold

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would attend the 2026 Sept. 11 ceremony, saying he is proud to be mayor, loves the country and wants the week to focus on victims' families and first responders

Zohran Mamdani, New York City's first Muslim mayor, has said he grew up in the shadow of 9/11 amid an undercurrent of suspicion toward Muslims in the city

Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the 2026 Ground Zero ceremony despite calls to stay away, calling the anniversary a sacred obligation and pledging to focus on families and first responders

A New York City mayor skipping the Ground Zero anniversary ceremony would break a long tradition of the city's top official joining families where the largest of the September 11 attacks occurred

A petition opposing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's 9/11 ceremony attendance reached about 110,000 signatures by September 10, 2026, citing his appointment of lawyer Ramzi Kassem as chief counsel

Nearly every New York City mayor has attended the city's official Ground Zero ceremony on the September 11 anniversary, according to ABC News and Newsweek

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the 25th anniversary September 11 ceremony at Ground Zero on September 11, 2026, despite calls from some critics to stay away

Calls for Zohran Mamdani, New York City's first Muslim mayor, to skip the 9/11 ceremony raised religious inclusion concerns after Religion News Service reported some critics cited his faith

Nearly every New York City mayor has attended the official Sept. 11 ceremony, and Zohran Mamdani was expected to be the first Muslim mayor to attend it, at the 2026 25th anniversary

A New York mayor skipping the official 9/11 ceremony would break a tradition in which nearly every previous mayor took part as the city's representative

A Change.org petition reportedly created by relatives of 9/11 victims began circulating in July 2026 urging New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the 25th anniversary ceremony

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would attend the 25th anniversary 9/11 ceremony to focus on victims' families and first responders, adding that he loves the country