"Zohran Mamdani will make history early on Thursday morning by becoming the 112th mayor of the City of New York. He will not only be the first Muslim mayor in the city's rich history, but also the youngest chief executive of the Big Apple in more than a century. Mamdani will take the oath of office twice; once just after midnight on Jan. 1 in a private ceremony that officially will make him mayor; and then again during the formal inauguration ceremony on the steps of City Hall in the afternoon."
"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. She will administer the oath of office in which Mamdani will avow to uphold the U.S. Constitution, the state constitution and the city charter; and to faithfully discharge the duties of the office of mayor."
"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."
Zohran Mamdani will become the 112th mayor of New York City, the first Muslim mayor and the youngest mayor in over a century. He will be sworn in twice: privately just after midnight on Jan. 1 at the old City Hall subway station and again during a formal inauguration on the steps of City Hall in the afternoon. State Attorney General Letitia James will administer the midnight oath at a small ceremony attended by his wife Rana Duwaji, immediate family and a limited number of reporters. The old City Hall station was chosen for its symbolism as a monument to civic beauty and transformative public works, and the formal inauguration will include a block party through the Canyon of Heroes.
Read at www.amny.com
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