Pataki Urges Mamdani to Skip 25th 9/11 Memorial as 98,000 Sign Petition
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Updated · City & State New York · Sep 4
Pataki Urges Mamdani to Skip 25th 9/11 Memorial as 98,000 Sign Petition
3 articles · Updated · City & State New York · Sep 4
Summary
George Pataki said Mayor Zohran Mamdani should voluntarily miss New York’s Sept. 11 memorial, calling the request unprecedented for a sitting NYC mayor.
Pataki tied that demand to Mamdani’s continued association with Hasan Piker and to criticism that the mayor has not rejected the phrase “globalize the intifada,” though Mamdani previously condemned Piker’s 9/11 remarks.
98,000 people have signed a petition opposing Mamdani’s attendance, and some victims’ relatives plus Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman have escalated pressure ahead of the 25th anniversary ceremony.
Mamdani said he still plans to attend and “proudly honor” families, survivors and first responders, while City Council Speaker Julie Menin called the effort to exclude him inappropriate politicization of a nonpolitical event.
The dispute adds to unusual tensions around this year’s memorial, where Donald Trump also plans to be absent and would be the only living president not attending.