Mamdani Expected to Announce Release of 9/11-Related Documents

The documents the Times obtained reportedly included records related to 15 John Street, near the collapsed World Trade Center, which purportedly detected asbestos—at times exceeding acceptable limits—about a year after the attack.

Among the pages was also an audit from November 2001, submitted to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, which reportedly showed high concentrations of benzene, a cancer-causing substance, in the air near the towers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that exposure to these contaminants increases the risk of developing health conditions, such as illnesses concerning the airways and digestive systems. The CDC added that after the attacks, around 400,000 people were exposed to these contaminants and other factors that increased their risk for such conditions.