Hundreds of 9/11 families are delivering a blunt message to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of the attacks’ 25th anniversary: Stay away from Ground Zero.
A growing campaign is urging memorial organizers to prevent Mamdani from attending this year’s ceremony, with relatives arguing that his presence would be inappropriate at one of the city’s most solemn gatherings.
The effort began with Giovanni Galante, whose wife, Grace Catherine Galante, was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to the New York Post.
More than 1,100 people have signed the petition, organizers said. That total reportedly includes approximately 300 relatives of those murdered on 9/11 and continues to rise.
The petition labels Mamdani an “unwelcome guest” and argues that his previous statements and political associations make him an unsuitable participant in the ceremony.
The push creates an extraordinary confrontation between New York’s mayor and the families whose loved ones were killed in the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil.
Mamdani will attend the memorial, despite objections to his presence.
“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,” Mamdani said when asked about the petition.
Watch the clip below:
🚨 REPORTER JUST NOW: 9/11 survivors are calling on you not to go to the memorial service. How do you feel that they're trying to keep you away?
UGANDAN MAMDANI: "I will stand alongside them at the 9-11 commemoration. We will never forget!"
"Never forget" spoken with a straight… pic.twitter.com/yX7NZTOoIe
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 27, 2026
🚨 JUST IN: 9/11 families are getting THOUSANDS of signatures to block Ugandan Mayor Mamdani from attending the Ground Zero commemoration, but Mamdani says he's going anyway
Mamdani is a PRIME example of New York forgetting and allowing Islamism to infiltrate the city! He… pic.twitter.com/dQ97Vym3uV
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 27, 2026
More over at The New York Post:
Today’s cover: Families of 9/11 victims want to ban Mamdani from sacred 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero: ‘unwelcome guest’ https://t.co/QzyNItydfE pic.twitter.com/o0guXxk7Cx
— New York Post (@nypost) July 26, 2026
