Inaugurations

• Democratic Socialists Celebrate Mayor Mamdani With a Rave in Brooklyn - Democratic Socialists gathered at a Bushwick dance club to celebrate as one of their members began to govern New York City.
• Mamdani Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’ and Protect New York’s Vulnerable - Zohran Mamdani gave his first public speech as mayor of New York City, after an inauguration that drew tens of thousands of people.
• 7 Takeaways From the Inauguration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani - Mr. Mamdani reaffirmed that he would govern New York City as a democratic socialist and assured even those who had not voted for him: “I am your mayor.”
• The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech - New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and his opponents to make the city better, and to hold him to account.
• The Countdown Begins: New York City Awaits Mayor Mamdani - Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in shortly after the New Year’s Eve ball drops, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.
• Mamdani Will Be First N.Y.C. Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In - Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will use two family Qurans and one that belonged to the writer Arturo Schomburg at his two swearing-in ceremonies.