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

Marking twenty-five years since the attacks that killed 2,977 people, the ceremony has become contested. A petition led by a victim's widower asks organizers to bar Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who intends to attend and has designated the date a citywide day of remembrance and service.