Taylor Swift Paid ‘Over $160,000’ to Obtain NYC Permit for MSG Wedding, Says Zohran Mamdani

By Maya Georgi

Maya Georgi

Zohran Mamdani is setting the record straight when it comes to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s massive wedding at Madison Square Garden. On Friday, July 10, the New York Mayor informed reporters that the superstar had spent six figures to obtain a permit from the city to shutdown streets around the Midtown venue.

“Taylor Swift has paid already the cost of the permit that was lodged, which was over $160,000 for that event and for the response to that event,” Mamdani said at a consumer protection press conference. “That was a permit that was finalized, I think, just [in] the days before the event itself,” he added. His statement was in response to a reporter’s question: “Could you also confirm that Taylor Swift will be paying the city back any and all money for police overtime, and if so, how much and to whom?”

.@NYCMayor Mamdani on Taylor Swift paying New York City back for police overtime during her wedding: "Taylor Swift will be paying… has paid already the cost of the permit that was lodged, which was over $160,000 for that event and for the response to that event." pic.twitter.com/rlYhUmi9AS

— CSPAN (@cspan) July 10, 2026

This update comes nearly a week after Swift and Kelce’s big day, which saw several streets in the Midtown area closed from the public on a major U.S. holiday, causing some New Yorkers to criticize the famous couple, and their timing. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican congresswoman for New York, was among the critics. “Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce should reimburse NYPD for the 130 officers needed per day to keep their multi-million dollar, thousand person wedding at MSG safe. Our officers are already working overtime for 4th of July festivities & NYC taxpayers should NOT be on the hook,” she wrote on X.

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