"Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and the youngest person in generations to take the oath of office in the United States' biggest city. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in at a historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan just after midnight on Thursday, placing his hand on a Quran as he took his oath."
"In a campaign that helped make affordability a buzzword across the political spectrum, the democratic socialist promised to bring transformative change with policies intended to lower the cost of living in one of the world's most expensive cities. His platform included free child care, free buses, a rent freeze for about 1 million households, and a pilot of city-run grocery stores. But he will also have to face other responsibilities: handling trash and snow and rats, while getting blamed for subway delays and potholes."
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City at the decommissioned City Hall subway station, placing his hand on a Quran during the midnight ceremony. He will be sworn in again publicly at City Hall by US Senator Bernie Sanders. At 34, Mamdani is the city's youngest mayor in generations, its first Muslim mayor, first of South Asian descent, and first born in Africa. His campaign prioritized affordability with proposals for free child care, free buses, a rent freeze covering about 1 million households, and a pilot of city-run grocery stores. He also inherits routine city responsibilities such as trash, snow removal, rodent control, subway delays, and potholes.
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