Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://realcad.org/video/?vid=TYcm9MFHyTi Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Petition from 9/11 families asks NYC Mayor not to attend remembrance ceremony [kWC2d5nYyIa] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT An online petition has been started calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the 25th 9/11 remembrance ceremony. As of Tuesday morning, there were more than 23,000 signatures on the petition. "We felt that having Mamdani there would show a disrespect to our family members because of the people he supports," 9/11 widower Giovanni Galante said. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum said, in part, "We have intentionally worked to keep the commemoration free of politics. Government officials from across the political spectrum have attended the ceremony simply to bear witness." PToH2rVAndV lK4qxaCVzi7 qS0ArQdLBcQ 722avHVpud5 2t1KsWXZxZC pZ7xqaM3O0Q
An online petition has been started calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the 25th 9/11 remembrance ceremony. As of Tuesday morning, there were more than 23,000 signatures on the petition. "We felt that having Mamdani there would show a disrespect to our family members because of the people he supports," 9/11 widower Giovanni Galante said. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum said, in part, "We have intentionally worked to keep the commemoration free of politics. Government officials from across the political spectrum have attended the ceremony simply to bear witness." PToH2rVAndV lK4qxaCVzi7 qS0ArQdLBcQ 722avHVpud5 2t1KsWXZxZC pZ7xqaM3O0Q