"The Department of Environmental Protection has handed over 68 boxes of material that include early asbestos testing and records of chemical and metal contamination. Until recently, they say, the city maintained that such files did not exist."
"Advocates say both may shed light on what city officials understood about post-9/11 air hazards in the days and months after the towers fell."
"Attorney Andrew Carboy filed the petition in state Supreme Court seeking an order that the city turn over records and put key officials under oath."
"The lawsuit asks the judge to compel a more thorough search and to produce any assessments, test results and internal legal advice about reopening Lower Manhattan."
Families of 9/11 victims and sickened first responders are pursuing legal action against New York City for withholding records about post-9/11 air quality. A new lawsuit filed on March 29, 2026, demands the city produce documents and testimony regarding air dangers in Lower Manhattan. Recent discoveries, including previously undisclosed records and a memo, have raised concerns about what officials knew about air hazards. Advocates argue that the city's responses have hindered research and delayed care for those affected by Ground Zero exposure.
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