Overview
- He signed an administrative order to push measures addressing the city’s housing crisis after his public inauguration at City Hall.
- He reaffirmed goals to freeze rent increases, make municipal buses free, expand free childcare, and counter rising prices.
- His proposed revenue from higher taxes on wealthy residents and large corporations requires authorization by the New York State Legislature and faces caution from Governor Kathy Hochul.
- He became the city’s first Muslim and South Asian-origin mayor after taking the oath just after midnight in the disused Old City Hall subway station with his hand on the Qur'an.
- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders attended the ceremony and voiced support for the housing agenda as Mamdani’s social media–driven, grassroots rise reshaped the race.