"it was 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,"
"Our subways connect us all, and they represent exactly what our next mayor is fighting for: a city every New Yorker can thrive in,"
Zohran Mamdani held a private swearing-in ceremony around midnight on New Year's Eve in the decommissioned City Hall subway station beneath Lower Manhattan. The subterranean venue, closed for 80 years, features chandeliers, glass skylights and tiled vaulted tunnels and first opened in 1904 as the first stop on the city's initial subway line. The private ceremony included Mamdani's family and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who was tapped to deliver the oath. A public inauguration is planned near City Hall in the afternoon, followed by a block party.
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