New York City Releases 170,000 Pages On Post-9/11 Toxic Air Risks
On September 8, 2026, New York City released more than 170,000 pages of records on post-9/11 air safety around Ground Zero.[1]
The files include air quality reports, contamination records and internal memos from 68 boxes and from former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's archives, including the "Harding Memo." Axios The documents were posted to a public portal that cost more than $34 million and was created under a settlement between Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and the advocacy group 9/11 Health Watch.[1]
The city will continue updating the portal and has agreed to designate personnel to coordinate document gathering to help victims access health benefits.[1] Officials and advocates say the newly released records could clarify whether city leaders knew the air was unsafe despite public assurances after the 2001 attacks.[1]
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- On September 8, 2026, New York City released more than 170,000 pages of records on post-9/11 air safety around Ground Zero.
- The documents include air quality reports, contamination records, and internal memos from 68 boxes and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's archives, including the 'Harding Memo.'
- The public portal cost more than $34 million and was created under a settlement between Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and advocacy group 9/11 Health Watch.
- As part of the settlement, NYC will continue updating the portal and designate personnel to coordinate document gathering to help victims access health benefits.
- Officials and advocates say the records bear on whether city leaders knew the air was unsafe despite public assurances after the 2001 attacks.
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