US EditionZohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station
Zohran Mamdani is New York City's first Muslim mayor and a democratic socialist focused on affordability, earning 50.8% of the vote and a public inauguration with thousands expected.
- On January 1, 2026, Zohran Kwame Mamdani was sworn in just after midnight in a private ceremony at Old City Hall Station, decommissioned subway station beneath City Hall Park.
- The subterranean setting highlighted Mamdani's commitment to working people and the subway system, reflecting his affordability agenda including rent freezes, universal childcare and free buses.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James administered Mamdani's oath as he placed his hand on several Qur'ans, including family copies and one lent by the Schomburg Center, with Rama Duwaji present.
- Later on Thursday, a public inauguration at City Hall Plaza will include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, streetside viewing along Broadway, and around 4,000 ticketed guests.
- The transition has already faced controversy, including Catherine Da Costa's resignation, while Zohran Mamdani's affordability agenda needs substantial funding and support from Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State legislature.
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New York has tonight received 2026 in Times Square and in an old subway station its first Muslim mayor and the second youngest in history, the socialist Zohran Mamdani. A few seconds after the traditional descent of the ball of new year, the Democrat has sworn his position in a disused terminal, built under the town hall in 1904, during the so-called Golden Age of the city.Continue reading...
Zohran Mamdani sworn in at midnight ahead of historic public inauguration as New York City mayor
Photo by Amir Hamja-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Zohran Mamdani, the state assemblyman and democratic socialist who catapulted to national attention during the 2025 race for New York City mayor, was sworn in at midnight on New Year’s Day 2026 in a ceremony that ushered in historic leadership for America’s largest city, as he becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor and first mayor of South Asian descent. He took the oath office in during a privat…
Zohran Mamdani assumed the position of 112th mayor of New York City at midnight, marking the culmination of his unlikely and historic rise to power during the past year. Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist born in Uganda, became the first mayor of the city of South Asian descent, its first Muslim mayor and the youngest leader of the metropolis of nearly 8.5 million people in over a century. Mamdani took official oath on a Koran, becoming…
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