"The incoming mayor said he chose to take the oath of office at the old City Hall station - the first subway station ever built in New York - because it stands as a "physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples' lives." These values, he said, would serve as "the purpose of the administration fortunate enough to serve New Yorkers from the building above.""
"As New Yorkers ring in the arrival of 2026 above ground, Mayor Mamdani will officially take the oath of office after midnight in a small ceremony at the old City Hall subway station. Joined by his wife, Rana Duwaji, immediate family members and a limited number of reporters, Mamdani will be inaugurated into office by state Attorney General Letitia James."
Zohran Mamdani will become the 112th mayor of New York City, marking the first Muslim mayoral tenure and the youngest mayor in over a century. Mamdani will be sworn in twice: privately just after midnight on Jan. 1 and again at a formal afternoon inauguration on the steps of City Hall. The midnight oath will take place at the old City Hall subway station with family members and a limited number of reporters, and will be administered by state Attorney General Letitia James. The oath includes pledges to uphold the U.S. Constitution, the state constitution and the city charter and to faithfully discharge mayoral duties. A formal inauguration will be followed by a block party through the Canyon of Heroes, potentially accommodating tens of thousands of New Yorkers.
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