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Mamdani finally gets federal security clearance week after Gracie Mansion bro summit with Trump

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McCarthy, C., & Fierick, H. (2026, September 30). Mamdani finally gets federal security clearance week after Gracie Mansion bro summit with Trump. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/mamdani-finally-gets-federal-security-clearance-week-after-gracie-mansion-bro-summit-with-trump/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Craig McCarthy, Hannah Fierick

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Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, finally received his federal security clearance in early October 2023. This came after a delay lasting over eight months since he took office and following a high-profile meeting with former President Trump at Gracie Mansion on September 21, 2023. Mamdani confirmed the clearance during a press conference in Brooklyn, addressing concerns about his lack of access to critical classified information that could be essential for managing emergencies or threats facing the city. The delay was attributed by insiders to Mamdani's limited government experience and is not uncommon among new mayors, though it had raised eyebrows given the mayor’s role in overseeing urban security during significant events like the U.N. General Assembly. Prior to obtaining his clearance, Mamdani maintained that his administration could still effectively respond to threats through other means, such as briefings from senior officials who hold clearances and from the NYPD on non-classified intelligence.

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Craig McCarthy
31 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani should be investigated for using $1.6 million in taxpayer funds to push New Yorkers to back ballot proposals with messaging that plastered his face on buses and kiosks, a city lawmaker said.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been quietly playing pickup basketball with buddies at an NYPD gym in Queens, sources confirmed to The Post.
🔮 The City Council quietly passed a controversial bill that would give nonprofits the first shot at buying up distressed Big Apple properties.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed just one bill into law in 10 months since taking office — leaving critics to wonder if the millennial mayor is more interested in social media stardom than his daily government duties.
🔮 Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialists of American chum of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ditched government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to instead travel multiple hours outside of his Brooklyn district to head to Rochester and Syracuse.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America crony Chi Ossé has the worst attendance record of any member of the City Council, records show.
🔮 “So, how is it that, within seconds, I could find a sexualized image of myself using Grok?”
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to ask private New York City garage and parking lot owners to block ICE agents from using their property, The Post has learned.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s allies are publicly breaking with him over his handpicked police commissioner — and Hizzoner is livid that the socialist House candidate he went out on a limb to endorse is leading the charge.
🔮 Levine told The New York Times he made the decision solely on financial grounds, but critics suspected he was caving to Israel-bashers in the Democratic party, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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🔮 That means about 200 carriage drivers will see their livelihoods – and entire industry – vanish from the city without a trace in less than two years.
🔮 The City Council quietly passed a controversial bill that would give nonprofits the first shot at buying up distressed Big Apple properties.
🔮 Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialists of American chum of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ditched government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to instead travel multiple hours outside of his Brooklyn district to head to Rochester and Syracuse.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America crony Chi Ossé has the worst attendance record of any member of the City Council, records show.
🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that Mayor Zohran Mamdani made the right call to stick by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite mounting pressure from Hizzoner’s socialist comrades.
🔮 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted he has “no plans” to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite rabid demands from his radical cronies — as he appeared alongside the Big Apple’s top cop to honor fallen officers Tuesday.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have struck a deal to an horse drawn carriages in the Big Apple.
🔮 Social media trolls spewed vile hate towards the Big Apple’s police commissioner Jessica Tisch –- echoing calls from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political allies demanding he axe the top cop from her post.
🔮 When Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the controversial tax on luxury second homes — or co-ops worth more than $1 million and houses over $5 million — in the city, they claimed the policy would generate $500 million-plus in revenue.
🔮 A new state bill would require colleges to reimburse tuition to sexual assault victims – after a report that Cornell denied a refund to the student at the center of the “Cornell 7” gang rape scandal.
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Mamdani PERSON · 3× Trump PERSON · 2× Assembly ORG · 1× Bill de Blasio PERSON · 1× Brooklyn GPE · 1× Department of Justice ORG · 1× Eric Adams PERSON · 1× Hizzoner PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× Zohran Mamdani PERSON · 1×

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The lack of briefings made headlines this month after it emerged that the mayor still did not have top-level clearance more than eight months into his tenure, raising concerns that he would be unable to react quickly during an emergency.
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🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani finally received federal security clearance, he said Wednesday — just a week after his chummy get together with President Trump at Gracie Mansion.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani finally received federal security clearance, he said Wednesday — just a week after his chummy get together with President Trump at Gracie Mansion. asserted
he → receive → Mansion
It’s unclear exactly when Hizzoner was given the clearance, which gives him the ability to receive classified briefings on potential terror threats and other top secret information related to the Big Apple. uncertain
which → ’ → Apple
“Yes, I have my security clearance,” the mayor said in a rare pithy response to a reporter’s question at an unrelated press conference in Brooklyn. asserted
mayor → have → Brooklyn
The lack of briefings made headlines this month after it emerged that the mayor still did not have top-level clearance more than eight months into his tenure, raising concerns that he would be unable to react quickly during an emergency. asserted
he → make → emergency
Mamdani did not say when he was told he had received approval. asserted
he → say → approval
The two said they had only discussed New York and potential housing projects during their continued bromance meet-up on Sept. 21. asserted
they → say → Sept.
Insiders have said the months-long delay to clear Mamdani, a 34-year-old former state Assembly member, was not uncommon given his limited experience in government. asserted
delay → say → government
He wasn’t the only mayor without the ability to receive classified briefings. asserted
He → receive → briefings
Ex-Mayor Eric Adams had his clearance revoked following his historic federal indictment, which was quashed by Trump’s Department of Justice last year. asserted
which → have → Justice
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio — Mamdani’s favorite living mayor — didn’t even apply for his clearance until around nine months in office, when The Post revealed he hadn’t filled out the applications. asserted
he → live → applications
Blaz finally received the approval the next year, more than a year-and-a-half into his first term. asserted
Blaz → receive → term
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