🚨JUST IN: Families of September 11 victims are demanding that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani be barred from the 25th-anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero. A petition directed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum has collected more than 1,100 signatures in about a week. At least 300 of those signatures come from relatives of people killed in the attacks. The families argue that Mamdani’s presence would be unwelcome and disrespectful to the victims. They point to his public record, including past reluctance to fully condemn certain phrases and associations they view as incompatible with the solemn purpose of the memorial. Organizers of the petition say the annual ceremony should remain focused on the nearly 3,000 lives lost and should not become a platform for political figures whose views they find objectionable. The 25th anniversary event is scheduled for September 11 at the former World Trade Center site.