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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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...

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.