NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates inauguration with public swearing-in ceremony, block social gathering

Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York Metropolis in a personal midnight ceremony that was layered in symbolism. 

Mamdani took his oath on a Quran reasonably than a Bible on the Outdated Metropolis Corridor subway station, setting the tone for a historic new chapter in New York Metropolis management.

“That is actually the respect and the privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani mentioned as he formally turned the 112th mayor. 

Mamdani mentioned he selected to be sworn in on the historic Quran to honor the deep roots of Muslim communities within the metropolis. 

The oath was administered by New York Lawyer Common Letitia James on the long-closed Outdated Metropolis Corridor station, certainly one of New York’s unique 28 subway stops, a relic of the town’s earliest ambitions for public transit.

“A testomony to the significance of public transit, to the vitality, the well being, and the legacy of our metropolis,” Mamdani mentioned.

Utilizing the second to underscore his transportation agenda, he additionally introduced Michael Flynn as his Division of Transportation commissioner.

“Somebody who’s skilled, who’s fluent within the panorama as it’s, and who’s formidable and imaginative in direction of the panorama because it could possibly be. And I can consider no higher individual than the person alongside me,” Mamdani mentioned.

Here is a listing of key officers Mamdani has appointed to assist run New York Metropolis:

Mamdani introduced the “Inauguration of a New Period” block social gathering within the Canyon of Heroes, the stretch of Broadway in Decrease Manhattan that is well-known for ticker-tape parades. 

Mamdani’s group anticipates tens of hundreds of individuals will have the ability to attend the festivities on Broadway, from Liberty Avenue to Murray Avenue. 

The block social gathering is accompanying the inauguration ceremony, with music, performances and interfaith parts, in line with the mayor’s group.

Mamdani mentioned safety will likely be tight at Metropolis Corridor Plaza and alongside the block social gathering route all through the inauguration.  

Zohran Mamdani received the 2025 New York Metropolis mayor’s race with simply over 50% of the vote within the November common election. He defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who received about 41% of the vote as an unbiased — and Republican Curtis Sliwa. 

Mamdani’s marketing campaign centered round the price of residing energized a coalition of younger and progressive voters, even with some critics questioning his expertise and elevating issues about his views on Israel, which Cuomo’s marketing campaign zeroed in on.

Mamdani’s affordability agenda, together with a lease freeze and common little one care, first propelled him to victory within the Democratic main, when he soundly defeated Cuomo for the social gathering’s nomination.