NEW YORK (WABC) — City Councilwoman Gale Brewer and Council Speaker Julie Menin are calling for a city Department of Investigation inquiry into the lethal toxins in Lower Manhattan following the September 11th attacks.
They held a press conference on Thursday morning at City Hall where they were joined by attorneys and advocates.
The two estimate it will cost the DOI about $6 million to unearth reams of relevant environmental review records kept from public view by the city for decades, and are calling for the Mamdani administration to agree to fund it.
“We really need to see all the possible documents from the city, so that survivors and their families can have some satisfaction – and that’s what the full DOI investigation, as required by my law, will give us, and them,” Brewer said in a statement .
The city has previously refused to disclose most environmental records about the toxins, citing potential lawsuits from the thousands of first responders and residents who developed serious health issues that could cost the city billions.
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