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New Yorkers were ‘lied’ to about toxic air after 9/11 attacks, says Mamdani
The memo pointed to testimony from the city's top health official at the time saying a study had found "no elevated levels of asbestos in indoor air", but that tests showed dust had "low levels of asbestos in some samples".
The records show asbestos was found near Ground Zero for months after the attacks at the same time people were being advised it was safe to go there.
Asbestos was found "nearly everywhere" tested near Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center towers collapsed in 2001, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
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