A petition organized by 9/11 widower Giovanni Galante asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the 25th-anniversary ceremony, citing his public record and alleged minimization of the attacks

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.