Mamdani, Giuliani Shake Hands at 25th 9/11 Memorial
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 11
Mamdani, Giuliani Shake Hands at 25th 9/11 Memorial
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 11
Summary
Ground Zero brought Zohran Mamdani and Rudy Giuliani together Friday, where they shook hands and exchanged brief pleasantries during the 25th-anniversary 9/11 memorial.
Giuliani had said Mamdani should not attend the ceremony, making the encounter a pointed public moment between New York's current mayor and a former one.
Giuliani later told aides he had planned to shake Mamdani's hand and was praying for him, adding that the job was hard; Mamdani declined to discuss the exchange.
Mamdani instead said the day should center on victims' families, first responders and people suffering 9/11-related illnesses, reflecting aides' account that he wanted to keep attention off himself.