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Families of 9\/11 victims have amassed nearly 17,000 signatures on a petition calling for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from 25th anniversary ceremonies commemorating the devastating tragedy \u2014 but Hizzoner casually brushed off their grievances Monday.<\/p>\n

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Mamdani was questioned about whether he would attend the events honoring the 2,977 innocents murdered in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks \u2013 following mounting pressure from the Change.org petition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will proudly honor the families, the survivors, the first responders forever impacted by that horrific terror attack, by standing alongside them at this year\u2019s 9\/11 commemoration \u2014 reaffirming that we will never forget the solemn day felt by all of us who call this city home, and frankly, by all of us who call this country home,\u201d Mamdani said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The petition was spearheaded by Giovianni Galante, who lost his wife, Grace Catherine Galante, 29, to the al-Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center, The Post reported on Saturday. The online plea, created last week, has racked up at least 16,889 signatures since.<\/p>\n

Galante cited several reasons for his concern \u2013 including Mamdani\u2019s reluctance to condemn the phrase \u201cglobalize the intifada\u201d and his associations with individuals like his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem, who previously represented an al-Qaeda tanker bombing pilot by the name of Ahmed al-Darbi.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis anniversary is one of remembrance grounded in shared American values: respect for the victims, recognition of the gravity of the attacks, and a clear rejection of the ideologies that contributed to such violence,\u201d the petition reads.<\/p>\n

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First responder John Feal, who spent 11 weeks in the hospital as a result of the attacks, told The Post it was important that the families could peacefully grieve on the solemn 25th anniversary of losing their loved ones.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf they\u2019re gonna be upset by his presence, and that they\u2019re not gonna get that day or a few hours to heal and to hear the loved one\u2019s name without seeing his face, then I support that 100 %,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you piss off and upset the 9\/11 community, it\u2019s a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petitioners cited that many people feel Mamdani\u2019s public positions and associations were \u201chostile\u201d to their cause. <\/p>\n

\u201cStay home, please. And ensure your wife does the same. That in itself would be a service to this city,\u201d wrote one first responder by the name Debra with her sign-on to the appeal.<\/p>\n

Another signee named Mark claimed he lost twelve friends in the attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current NYC mayor has not earned the privilege of being in the company of such magnificent Americans. Stay away, Mamdani,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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