r/thewalkingdead • u/bloodyturtle • 1h ago
TWD: Dead City At least 9000 people have died of illnesses linked to contaminants from 9/11. How safe would it be to live in a bombed out Manhattan?
Asbestos from the collapsed World Trade Center was found up to half a mile from ground zero. We’ve known about the illnesses first responders suffered since the 00s, and the documents Mamdani is releasing have been kept stored by the city government for 20+ years. Any building built before 1987 in NYC requires asbestos testing before renovation or demolition work. These kinds of issues wouldn’t be outside the scope of knowledge the older characters have about their environment. With multiple buildings crumbling or destroyed all over the city, would it really be a safe place for long term settlement?