{
  "id": 6370363,
  "title": "New York records show officials knew Ground Zero air was toxic after 9/11; Mamdani says leaders ‘lied’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/new-york-records-show-officials-knew-ground-zero-air-was-toxic-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T02:19:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/new-york-records-ground-zero-air-toxic-after-9-11-attacks-mamdani-says-leaders-lied-10869315/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of records detailing the toxic air conditions around Ground Zero in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release, accusing former officials of lying to the public and failing those affected by the toxic conditions. The documents reveal elevated levels of asbestos, benzene, dioxins, and other dangerous substances in the weeks and months following the attacks, with asbestos still being detected as far as a mile from the World Trade Center site in November 2001. Mamdani emphasized that more people have now died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed on the day itself, highlighting the ongoing cost of the tragedy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Mamdani releases 170,000 pages of records regarding impact on air quality of the 9/11 attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/mamdani-releases-170-000-pages-of-records-regarding-impact-on-air",
        "published": "2026-09-09T00:40:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}