"The historic old City Hall subway station, a decommissioned train stop that sits below New York City's seat of government, will play host to Zohran Mamdani's swearing-in as the Big Apple's new mayor at midnight on Jan. 1, his transition team announced on Monday. Mamdani, who was in part elected on a pledge to make city buses fare-free, will take the oath of office in the ornate century-plus year-old subway station just as the calendar turns to the new year."
"He said the station is a physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples' lives. That ambition need not be a memory confined only to our past, nor must it be isolated only to the tunnels beneath City Hall: it will be the purpose of the administration fortunate enough to serve New Yorkers from the building above, he added."
"The private event, which will be open exclusively to Mamdani's family and select members of the press, will see him officially sworn into office by close ally State Attorney General Letitia James."
The decommissioned City Hall subway station will host Zohran Mamdani's midnight swearing-in as New York City's mayor on Jan. 1, 2026. The private ceremony will be limited to Mamdani's family and select press and will feature State Attorney General Letitia James administering the oath. Mamdani was partly elected on a pledge to make city buses fare-free. He described the ornate, century-old station as a physical monument to a city that prioritized beauty and transformative infrastructure for working people. Transition staff declined to disclose his arrival method, and the NYPD response about security is pending. A larger public swearing-in will follow.
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