Air quality data after the September 11 attacks was omitted for years. Documents containing information about the toxicity of the air in the World Trade Center area were not made public for a long time.
Mamdani allocated 34 million dollars for the publication of documents that had been lost for 24 years. This funding finally made it possible to make available to the public information that had been concealed.
Mamdani accused that people got sick because they were lied to, being told it was safe to breathe toxic air. This accusation arises in the context of the health consequences for workers and residents of the area affected by the attacks.
