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New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records about air quality following the September 11, 2001, attacks, showing city officials at the time knew conditions around Ground Zero were unsafe to breathe despite repeated assurances to the public.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release at a news conference Tuesday.

“As the years pass and the human toll grows, we reckon with the cost of September 11th whenever another New Yorker is stolen from us too soon,” Mamdani said. “Now, close to 25 years later, more people have died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed on the day itself.”

At least 140,000 people from all 50 states have enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program, and 49,000 have been diagnosed with certified WTC-related cancers, according to the 9/11 Memorial. Mamdani said Tuesday that more people are eligible for assistance than are currently enrolled, including residents who lived near the site but have not received outreach and those who live outside of New York.

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[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 46 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I mean, how could you not draw that conclusion? An uncontrolled demolition of a 30+ year old building that most likely contained materials that would not be allowed now, coupled with all the items stored in them as well as the jet itself.

To think that “things are fine” right after would be just plain delusional.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Keeping people away from the Financial District would have hurt a lot of big companies.

Letting people work the pile without respirators wouldn't cost them for decades.

[–] amgine@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

“That’s someone else’s problem” way of thinking from the government at the time

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All we needed to know is that the twin towers were built using asbestos. It was standard in construction materials at the time they were erected.

I was a preteen living near (but not in) NYC on 9/11/01. I remember the fine layer of dust that covered everything for days after.

You know how your car gets covered in pollen every spring? It was like that every morning, except instead of yellow pollen, it was white/gray mystery ash.

Now I'm wondering if this is something I should mention to a medical professional.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I was kind of implying the asbestos but wasn’t entirely sure. That just makes it that much more of a point.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I lived down the street from the WTC pit for a few years in college, I remember that high-up surfaces like ledges above subway stairs and awnings above storefronts that were protected from rains often still had a thick layer of white-ish dust on them and it was always so eerie to realize that probably a majority of it was from 9/11, probably a certain amount of pulverized human bone in there...

[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

People have stumbled upon undisturbed remnants of 9/11 in NYC as recently as 2013.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

But Rudy Ghoulani said it was ok...