Zohran Mamdani became the first New York City mayor to be sworn in using the Quran, in a symbolic inauguration performed at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. The ceremony for Democrat Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, took place in an abandoned subway station beneath city hall. In a statement he said the location was a “physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples’ lives”, adding: “that ambition need not be a memory confined only to our past”. Mamdani took his oath with his hand on a Quran once owned by his grandfather, which was held by his wife Rama Duwaji.

Mamdani to take oath of office on New Year’s Eve in Gilded Age subway station beneath city hall

Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim to hold the office.

Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor at historic subway station, promising transformative change for the city.

New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux arts city hall subway station

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Primo sindaco musulmano nella Grande Mela

Making history, Mamdani took his oath with his hand placed on a Quran.

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.

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Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor just after midnight Thursday during a ceremony held at a historic, decommissioned subway station in...

The private ceremony took place after midnight in an abandoned beaux-arts subway station

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Zohran Mamdani became the first New York City mayor to be sworn in using the Quran, in a symbolic inauguration performed at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. The ceremony…

Per la seconda cerimonia pubblica nelle prossime ore a City Hall, Mamdani - primo cittadino musulmano della Grande Mela - utilizzerà ancora il libro sacro dell’Islam

Mamdani ha fatto la storia diventando il primo sindaco musulmano di New York, giurando sul Corano del nonno e di Schomburg

Zohran Mamdani ha prestato giuramento poco dopo la mezzanotte sul Corano, il libro più sacro dell'Islam, diventando il primo sindaco di New York a farlo. (ANSA)

Attendees clutch hand warmers and Palestinian keffiyehs for Mamdani's City Hall swearing-in ceremony