Zohran Mamdani Sworn In as New York Metropolis Mayor

Zohran Mamdani is formally New York Metropolis’s mayor and he kicked off his historic time period in unconventional vogue.

The 34-year-old was sworn in simply after midnight Thursday in a non-public ceremony administered by New York Legal professional Normal Letitia James. The oath befell on the outdated Metropolis Corridor subway station, one of many metropolis’s unique stops.

The ceremony made historical past, with Mamdani turning into NYC’s first Muslim mayor. He was joined by his spouse, Rama Duwaji. A bigger, public ceremony is scheduled for later Thursday at Metropolis Corridor, the place Mamdani will probably be formally launched by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Bernie Sanders can be anticipated to attend.

Mamdani gained the mayoral race in November, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Whereas critics labeled him a “communist,” Mamdani identifies as a democratic socialist, aligning himself politically with Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez.

In his election-night speech, he promised to confront oligarchy and authoritarianism “with the power it fears, not the appeasement it craves.”