From freezing rents to free buses and municipal grocery stores – a recap of the policies that won Mamdani the office
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ohran Mamdani was sworn into office as New York’s 111th mayor at the stroke of midnight, the first Muslim mayor as well as the first to take office as a Democrat bearing the credentials of a democratic socialist.
The 34-year-old was sworn in by Letitia James, the state attorney general, in a disused subway station beneath city hall that acts as turnaround for the local 5 train, to be followed by a first-of-its-kind public block party along Broadway’s “Canyon of Heroes”.
“I cannot wait to see everyone tomorrow as we begin our term,” Mamdani said from a wide subway staircase. “This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime.”
