Mamdani sworn in by AG James in private midnight ceremony

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor in midnight ceremony at Old City Hall Station by Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday morning.

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In a press release, the Mamdani transition team said the midnight swearing was chosen to be at a location symbolizing how the subway system is the "lifeblood of New York" and a "reminder of the city Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is fighting for: a city built by and for New Yorkers."

"When Old City Hall Station first opened in 1904 — one of New York’s 28 original subway stations — it was a physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples’ lives. That ambition need not be a memory confined only to our past, nor must it be isolated only to the tunnels beneath City Hall: it will be the purpose of the administration fortunate enough to serve New Yorkers from the building above," Mamdani said in the press release.