Jan. 1 (UPI) -- New York City has a new mayor Thursday after the private swearing-in ceremony in an abandoned subway tunnel just after midnight, then a public one for all of New York to enjoy.

Mr. Mamdani reaffirmed that he would govern New York City as a democratic socialist and assured even those who had not voted for him: “I am your mayor.”

Mamdani reaffirmed that he would govern New York City as a democratic socialist and assured even those who had not voted for him: “I am your mayor.”

Mamdani's campaign generated enormous enthusiasm from young voters demanding changes but has drawn the ire from skeptics to the right.

Umar Khalid received a handwritten letter from newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani with the words, "We are all thinking of you."

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America’s biggest city, placing his hand on a Quran as he took his…

“This is truly the honour and the privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani said

A number of Jewish community figures joined New Yorkers from across the city outside New York City’s City Hall on New Year’s Day for the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani as the new Mayor of New York City.

Mr Mamdani took his oath of office at an abandoned subway stop in the city. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in at a decommissioned subway station below City Hall just after midnight, placing his hand on a Quran as he took his oath as the city's first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government.

Zohran Mamdani makes history as NYC's first Muslim and youngest Mayor, promising transformative change for affordability and inclusivity.

Zohran Mamdani officially assumed office in New York City at the low-key midnight swearing-in.

Bernie Sanders swears in NYC's new democratic socialist mayor without his famous viral mittens from Biden's 2021 inauguration, marking a visual departure.

Zohran Mamdani chose the Old City Hall subway stop, which was decommissioned in the middle of the previous century and is accessible only a few times a year through guided tours, as the site of his swearing-in.