Zohran Mamdani formally took the oath of workplace because the clock struck midnight on New Yr’s Eve, changing into the 112th mayor of New York Metropolis.
In a personal ceremony on the deserted Previous Metropolis Corridor subway station, Mamdani was sworn in by New York Legal professional Common Letitia James.
The 34-year-old Democratic socialist, who served within the thirty sixth Meeting District representing the Queens neighborhood of Astoria, is now town’s first Muslim mayor and its first of South Asian descent.
Mamdani will publicly take the oath of workplace, administered by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Metropolis Corridor. CBS Information New York will stream the ceremony stay.
The brand new mayor’s public swearing-in will accompany a block get together celebration in Decrease Manhattan that runs from 11 a.m. to three p.m. Anybody planning to attend should RSVP on-line.
Dubbed the “Inauguration of a New Period,” it is going to happen within the famed “Canyon of Heroes,” from Liberty Road to Murray Road — a historic stretch alongside Broadway. The route is known for ticker-tape parades which have honored athletes, astronauts, politicians and New York heroes.
The celebration will embrace music, performances and interfaith components, Mamdani’s transition group mentioned.
Mamdani’s inauguration is predicted to attract media consideration from throughout the nation and world wide.
“I feel there’s actually going to be a variety of vitality. I feel many people who’ve had an opportunity to cowl Mamdani and to {photograph} him have actually seen the charisma up shut, and I feel he has actually been capable of like create these connections to so many various New Yorkers,” photographer Amanda Briggs mentioned.
In preparation for the switch of energy, Mamdani appointed 5 new high-ranking members during the last two days, together with a new metropolis colleges chancellor, Kamar Samuels.
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