Indian-Origin Zohran Mamdani Takes Oath As New York’s First Muslim Mayor
New York/Internet/Hyderabad, Jan 1 (Maxim News): Zohran Mamdani has taken the oath of office as the new mayor of New York City in a historic midnight ceremony held at a decommissioned subway station in Manhattan, becoming the first Muslim to lead America’s largest city.
Mamdani placed his hand on a Quran as he was sworn in, marking a first in the city’s political history.
“This is truly the honour and the privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani said moments after taking the oath.
The 34-year-old Democrat was sworn in by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a close political ally, at the old City Hall subway station, one of the original stops on the city’s earliest underground line.
The station, renowned for its ornate arched ceilings and historic significance, served as the backdrop for the ceremony, with Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, holding the Quran during the oath.
Mamdani is set to be sworn in once again later in the day in a larger public ceremony at City Hall at 1 p.m. local time.
That event will be administered by US Senator Bernie Sanders, one of the new mayor’s political inspirations, and will be followed by a public block party organised by the incoming administration.
The celebration is planned along a stretch of Broadway known as the “Canyon of Heroes”, a location traditionally associated with ticker-tape parades.
Following the ceremonies, Mamdani and his wife will move from their one-bedroom, rent-stabilised apartment in an outer borough to the official mayoral residence in Manhattan. (Maxim News)
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