Retired Port Authority officers tell Mamdani, Hochul to stay away from Ground Zero on 9/11

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. 9/11 families are calling for NYC Mayor Mamdani to be banned from the 25th-anniversary ceremony in September. Giovanni Galante, who lost his wife Grace, organized a petition citing Mamdani's public record and alleged minimization of 9/11 attacks. Retired Port Authority police officers are demanding that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul skip Ground Zero’s 25th anniversary 9/11 commemoration, saying their attendance would inflict "deep pain" on victims’ families, survivors and first responders. In separate letters dated Aug. 14, John McDevitt, president of the Port Authority Retired Police Association, urged the two Democrats not to attend the Sept. 11 ceremony at the site of the deadliest terror attack in U.S. history. "For us, September 11 is not a political occasion, a photo opportunity, or a platform for public officials," M