Petition From 9/11 Families Asks NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Not to Attend Remembrance Ceremony

Family members who lost loved ones on 9/11 have started an online petition calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the 25th 9/11 remembrance ceremony.

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As of Tuesday morning, there were more than 23,000 signatures on the petition.

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The petition they signed asks organizers of the 25th remembrance ceremony to carefully consider Mamdani’s participation, saying, “Concerns have been raised about Mr. Mamdani’s public positions, associations, and responses to rhetoric that many perceive as hostile.”

The document questions Mamdani’s affiliation with people who have been accused of being anti-American, including his father, and says the event is grounded in shared American values, including “recognition of the gravity of the attacks, and a clear rejection of the ideologies that contributed to such violence.”

Not everybody agrees with the stance taken in the petition. Some said they don’t see the wisdom in trying to keep Mamdani away.

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CBS News New York’s Marcia Kramer asked the mayor how he feels about the fact that there is a movement trying to keep him away.

“I will proudly honor the families, the survivors, the first responders forever impacted by that horrific terror attack by standing alongside them at this year’s 9/11 commemoration, reaffirming that we will never forget the solemn day felt by all of us who call this city home and, frankly, by all of us who called this country home,” Mamdani said.

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