Overview
- New York Attorney General Letitia James administered the oath just after midnight in the decommissioned Old City Hall subway station, as Mamdani became the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor at age 34.
- Mamdani took the oath on two Qurans, including a volume from the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center, and highlighted the site to underscore the centrality of public transit to his agenda.
- A public inauguration at 1 p.m. on the steps of City Hall will feature a ceremonial oath by Sen. Bernie Sanders, remarks by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and a block party with viewing areas along Broadway.
- The new mayor is prioritizing a rent freeze for many tenants, free bus service, and universal child care, with funding proposals that include higher taxes on earners over $1 million and a pivotal state legislative session starting Jan. 7.
- Mamdani has begun staffing his administration, naming longtime planner Michael Flynn as transportation commissioner and retaining Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, as he shifts from transition to governing.