Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=zai6QH6LRVf 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 [V81pqHA5ZSC] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 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." YFx9dv1IbcR 6C44SWztrQh gwM9PVVcZ4d Dz3ujKWYYQZ nnZxYmEIDPR
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." YFx9dv1IbcR 6C44SWztrQh gwM9PVVcZ4d Dz3ujKWYYQZ nnZxYmEIDPR