9/11 Families Say ‘Stay Away’—Mamdani Says He's Going Anyway

9/11 Families Say ‘Stay Away’—Mamdani Says He's Going Anyway Thousands of 9/11 families have signed a petition urging organizers to keep NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani away from this year's 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero. Mamdani says he will attend to honor the victims, survivors and first responders, while many families argue his past associations and remarks make his presence inappropriate. The debate has become far bigger than one ceremony—it has become a dispute over who should represent the memory of September 11.