Confusion as NYPD denies City Hall claim Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji will get police escort on Syria, Lebanon trip
"The NYPD does not send officers to countries with level 4 travel advisories for discretionary reasons not linked to investigative work"
By News on the Net -- New York Post & Eric Daugherty—— Bio and Archives--August 12, 2026
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The NYPD denied it’s sending any personnel to serve as security detail for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji during her upcoming Middle East trip – an awkward rejoinder to City Hall’s claim the department “strongly” recommended she be accompanied by New York City cops.
“The NYPD does not send officers to countries with level four travel advisories for discretionary reasons not linked to investigative work,” an NYPD spokesperson insisted early Tuesday.
Duwaji, 29, is visiting Lebanon and Syria — both on the State Department’s “Do Not Travel” list — starting Sept. 20.
“It’s not official business. It’s not doing anything for the city,” a source with knowledge of the trip told The Post. ---More...
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