At 34 years old, Zohran Mamdani becomes the city's first Muslim mayor, the first of Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa.

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.

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

In a historic moment, Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s first Muslim mayor, pledging transformative change focused on affordability and public services.  

Socialist Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office as he placed his hand on the Islamic Quran in a private ceremony.

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.

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

Zohran Mamdani, the leftist Trump opponent, has taken an oath in a historic ceremony as New York City’s first Muslim and the youngest mayor in generations. The 34-year-old Democrat was sworn...