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

From the article9/11 25th anniversary ceremony: Families gather at WTC, Pentagon, ShanksvilleAlso in Zohran Mamdani attends 9/11 Ground Zero ceremony despite calls to skip, George Pataki, Rudy Giuliani, some 9/11 families oppose Mamdani's attendance at Friday's WTC ceremony - ABC7 New York