Overview
- Mamdani was sworn in at midnight in the Old City Hall subway station by New York Attorney General Letitia James, placing his hand on Qur'ans including a Schomburg Center manuscript and a family copy.
- A public inauguration at City Hall featured Senator Bernie Sanders administering the oath and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presenting Mamdani to attendees.
- The city staged a block party viewing on Broadway with large screens, free public access subject to prior registration, and limited capacity for an expected large crowd.
- At 34, Mamdani becomes New York's first Muslim mayor and an immigrant officeholder who campaigned on a social-democratic platform centered on cost-of-living relief.
- His agenda highlights a proposed rent freeze for over a million stabilized apartments, a 200,000-unit affordable housing target, universal childcare, public supermarkets, and free buses, though funding paths and regulatory hurdles remain unresolved.