Taylor Swift paid the city of New York more than $160,000 for an event permit associated with her recent nuptials at Madison Square Garden. Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated Friday that the payment covered the cost of city resources required for the large-scale event.
"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," Mamdani said at a press conference. He noted the permit was finalized shortly before the ceremony.
City resources utilized included deployments from the New York Police Department to manage street closures and traffic in the vicinity of Madison Square Garden. The NYPD confirmed it assigned dozens of officers for the event. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch had previously addressed the event during a security briefing, indicating that the department would "have a detail in place."
In anticipation of the wedding, the NYPD announced multiday street closures affecting pedestrian and vehicular traffic around Madison Square Garden, as well as limited access to Moynihan Train Hall and Penn Station.
The ceremony, officiated by actor and comedian Adam Sandler, took place on July 3. Representatives for Swift confirmed the date and officiant to ABC News. The event reportedly had more than 1,000 guests, with celebrities such as Hugh Grant, Ethan Hawke, Jason Sudeikis, and Benson Boone photographed arriving at the venue. Swift's brother Austin served as her "man of honor," and Kelce's brother Jason was his best man.
Leading up to the wedding, Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to several charities. One of these organizations, Answer The Call, is based in New York City and supports families of police and firefighters who died in the line of duty.