{"id":293399,"date":"2026-07-11T20:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/293399\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T20:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:35:09","slug":"taylor-swift-foot-us160000-police-bill-for-her-wedding-new-york-mayor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/293399\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift foot US$160,000 police bill for her wedding, New York mayor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Taylor Swift shelled out six figures to cover the cost of NYPD officers and other city resources required to protect her massive Madison Square Garden wedding to Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce earlier this month, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Grammy winner \u201chas paid already the cost of the permit that was lodged, which was over US$160,000 for that event and for the response to that event\u201d, Mamdani said during a Friday press conference, after a reporter asked him whether Swift would compensate New York for the police overtime.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThat was a permit that was finalised, I think, in just the days before the event itself,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Mamdani\u2019s comments came one week after the singer\u2019s wedding day on July 3, which required an increased police presence and the closure of several streets in the Midtown area while the couple exchanged vows inside the Garden.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Their rehearsal dinner, which seemingly occurred the night prior, saw a similar law enforcement presence as well as roadblocks, meant to protect the privacy of Swift, Kelce and their around 1,000 guests.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police mobilise outside Madison Square Garden on July 3 in preparation for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding. Photo: TNS\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ec01d3bc-5820-466a-82cd-d1266b9f1a7c_0601da0a.jpg\" title=\"Police mobilise outside Madison Square Garden on July 3 in preparation for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding. Photo: TNS\"\/>Police mobilise outside Madison Square Garden on July 3 in preparation for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding. 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