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Flatbush Scoop · Sep 14, 2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has still not received federal security clearance nine months into his term, limiting his direct access to certain classified intelligence involving terrorism and other threats to the city. Mamdani said the delay is not unusual and that the NYPD and senior administration officials continue to brief him on security matters, as New York prepares for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has still not received federal security clearance nine months into his term, limiting his direct access to certain classified intelligence involving terrorism and other threats to the city. Mamdani said the delay is not unusual and that the NYPD and senior administration officials continue to brief him on security matters, as New York prepares for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.

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