Zohran Mamdani officially becomes mayor of New York City
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially became the 111th mayor of the nation’s largest city early Thursday as he seeks to carry out the transformative progressive platform on which he campaigned.
New York Attorney General Letitia James swore in Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, in a small ceremony with his family just after midnight. Supporters counted down the seconds.
“This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani said at the swearing-in ceremony at the old City Hall IRT subway station, which was closed in 1945.
Mamdani ran on a platform advocating public transit. He called the ornate station “a testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health, and the legacy of our city.”
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