44582fbbeClaimA petition started in July 2026 by 9/11 widower Giovanni Galante asking that Mayor Zohran Mamdani not attend the ceremony gathered about 110,000 signatures by September 10, 2026AgreeDisagree
44582fbbeClaimCritics of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's attendance cited his ties to streamer Hasan Piker, who said in 2019 that America deserved 9/11, and his hiring of lawyer Ramzi KassemAgreeDisagree
44582fbbeClaimZohran Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1991 to filmmaker Mira Nair and academic Mahmood Mamdani, moved to New York City at age seven and became a U.S. citizen in 2018AgreeDisagree
44582fbbeClaimZohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialists of America member who represented Queens in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025, won the November 2025 mayoral election with about 50.4% of the vote, defeating Andrew CuomoAgreeDisagree
44582fbbeClaimCritics of Mayor Zohran Mamdani cite his ties to streamer Hasan Piker, who said in 2019 that America deserved 9/11, and his hiring of Ramzi Kassem, who once represented a Guantánamo detaineeAgreeDisagree
44582fbbeClaimFormer New York Governor George Pataki said anyone not distancing themselves from commentator Hasan Piker, who Fox reported said in 2019 that America deserved 9/11, should not attend the 25th anniversary ceremonyAgreeDisagree