Overview
- He took the oath just after midnight at the decommissioned Old City Hall subway station, administered by Attorney General Letitia James and using two Qurans including one from the Schomburg Center.
- At 34, Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor as well as its first South Asian and first African-born leader.
- A public ceremony 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 on Broadway.
- Mamdani’s affordability agenda includes a rent freeze for many rent‑stabilized units, free bus service, and universal childcare, plans that will require new revenue and Albany’s signoff.
- The Jan. 7 opening of the state legislative session poses an early test of his coalition-building, as he also signals continuity by retaining Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.