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Zohran Mamdani officially took the oath of bureau arsenic the timepiece struck midnight connected New Year's Eve, becoming the 112th politician of New York City.
In a backstage ceremonial at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station, Mamdani was sworn successful by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The 34-year-old Democratic socialist, who served successful the 36th Assembly District representing the Queens vicinity of Astoria, is present the city's archetypal Muslim politician and its archetypal of South Asian descent.
Mamdani volition publically instrumentality the oath of office, administered by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, connected Thursday astatine 1 p.m. astatine City Hall. CBS News New York will watercourse the ceremonial live.
The caller mayor's nationalist swearing-in volition travel a artifact enactment solemnisation successful Lower Manhattan that runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone readying to attend must RSVP online.
Dubbed the "Inauguration of a New Era," it volition instrumentality spot successful the famed "Canyon of Heroes," from Liberty Street to Murray Street — a humanities agelong on Broadway. The way is celebrated for ticker-tape parades that person honored athletes, astronauts, politicians and New York heroes.
The solemnisation volition see music, performances and interfaith elements, Mamdani's modulation squad said.
Mamdani's inauguration is expected to gully media attraction from crossed the state and astir the world.
"I deliberation determination is truly going to beryllium a batch of energy. I deliberation galore of america who person had a accidental to screen Mamdani and to photograph him person truly seen the charisma up close, and I deliberation helium has truly been capable to similar make these connections to truthful galore antithetic New Yorkers," lensman Amanda Briggs said.
In mentation for the transportation of power, Mamdani appointed five caller high-ranking members implicit the past 2 days, including a new metropolis schools chancellor, Kamar Samuels.
Adi Guajardo contributed to this report.
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