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Taylor Swift pays $160,000 for NYC wedding security

Taylor Swift has paid over $160,000 to New York City to cover the costs associated with her recent wedding to Travis Kelce. Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that the pop star settled the bill for the security permit, which included police overtime and other city resources. The permit was finalized shortly before the event, which required significant police presence and street closures in Midtown Manhattan. AI

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Taylor Swift pays $160,000 for NYC wedding security

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Tribune News Service ·

    Taylor Swift foot US$160,000 police bill for her wedding, New York mayor says

    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. The Grammy winner “…

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Catherina Gioino, Andrew Dalton, Kimberlee Kruesi ·

    Taylor Swift paid New York City more than $160,000 to cover the costs tied to her wedding, Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed

    As they tied the knot, they also tied the city in gridlock as police barricaded streets around MSG and permits were filed to keep traffic flowing.