NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Addresses Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce MSG Wedding Rumors
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing the pervasive rumor that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married at the iconic Madison Square Garden head on — well, sorta.
“You know, what I am here to say is that whoever is getting married in New York City, I think it’s hard to beat the City Clerk’s Office but many will try and soon there will be more news,” Mamdani, 34, told ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl in a preview clip of an upcoming interview for ABC’s This Week shared on Saturday, June 27.
“Is somebody getting married at Madison Square Garden on July 3rd?” Karl persisted. “Somebody famous?”
After Swift, 36, and Kelce, also 36, got engaged in August 2025, rumors have swirled regarding their impending nuptials — everything from who has received an invite to the wedding venue to the date and time.
Recently, new clues have emerged to support the claim that the pair plan to say “I do” at Madison Square Garden. The New York Times reported on Wednesday, June 24, that a permit was filed with New York City to close the streets around the venue from July 2 to midday July 4 for an event on July 3, according to three people who have knowledge of the matter.
“Are you hearing that?” Mamdani replied to Karl, refusing to answer the question at all. “I think they’re calling me now.”
A source exclusively told Us Weekly on Saturday that not even the wedding guests know exactly where the pair’s star-studded nuptials will take place.
“Taylor and Travis told guests to be in NYC,” the insider explained. “No other location was provided.” All the guests know, according to the source, is that invitees need to be in New York City on Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 3.
“They’re putting their guests on hold for a couple days,” the source added. “They are spending a lot of money — in the millions.”
Another source has confirmed to Us that the pair’s nuptials will, in fact, take place inside Madison Square Garden.
Other insiders have shared exclusive details regarding the pair’s wedding planning, noting that they initially wanted to say “I do” in Rhode Island but had to pivot due to safety concerns.
“Taylor and Travis really wanted their wedding in Rhode Island, and June 13 was the date, but security wouldn’t have worked because it could get out of hand with that kind of scale of an event,” an insider revealed on Saturday. “Ocean House [in Westerly] was planned at one point, and then plans changed to New York.”
The source added, “Rhode Island wasn’t great because the nature of the access and the perimeters were too difficult to secure. So the main issue with Rhode Island ended up being security.”