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NYC Mayor Still Without Security Clearance After Nine Months

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC · How we work

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City still lacks a federal security clearance after nine months on the job.
He cannot be briefed on federally classified terrorism or threat information.
The FBI handles clearance vetting and may take up to a year for a green official.
The clearance gap could delay the mayor’s emergency response while NYPD briefs him on non-classified investigations.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City still lacks a federal security clearance after nine months on the job.
He cannot be briefed on federally classified terrorism or threat information.
The FBI handles clearance vetting and may take up to a year for a green official.
The clearance gap could delay the mayor’s emergency response while NYPD briefs him on non-classified investigations.