Mamdani gets federal security clearance after nine-month wait

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has received his federal security clearance following a nine-month review process. He confirmed the update during a housing press conference in Brooklyn.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has received his federal security clearance after a months-long review that stretched into the ninth month of his administration, he said Wednesday. “Yes, I have my security clearance now,” Mamdani said when asked for an update during an unrelated housing press conference in Brooklyn. A City Hall source told amNewYork that the...
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