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 is the new mayor of New York City.

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.  

Taking his oath on a Quran in a historic subway station on New Years Eve, New York's first-ever Muslim mayor says it is 'privilege of a lifetime' to lead America's largest 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.

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor in the first minutes of the New Year at the historic City Hall subway station, with his wife Rama Duwaji standing by his side.

Zohran Mamdani is set to take over as New York mayor at midnight local time, taking his oath of office at an abandoned subway stop, as the city's first Muslim mayor.