Zohran Mamdani will make historical past early on Thursday morning by changing into the 112th mayor of the Metropolis of New York.
Photograph by Dean Moses
Zohran Mamdani will make historical past early on Thursday morning by changing into the 112th mayor of the Metropolis of New York.
He won’t solely be the primary Muslim mayor within the metropolis’s wealthy historical past, but in addition the youngest chief govt of the Huge Apple in additional than a century.
Mamdani will take the oath of workplace twice; as soon as simply after midnight on Jan. 1 in a non-public ceremony that formally will make him mayor; after which once more in the course of the formal inauguration ceremony on the steps of Metropolis Corridor within the afternoon.
Right here’s what it’s worthwhile to learn about inauguration occasions for incoming Mayor Mamdani:
Swearing-in within the subway
As New Yorkers ring within the arrival of 2026 above floor, Mayor Mamdani will formally take the oath of workplace after midnight in a small ceremony on the outdated Metropolis Corridor subway station.
Joined by his spouse, Rana Duwaji, rapid members of the family and a restricted variety of reporters, Mamdani might be inaugurated into workplace by state Lawyer Normal Letitia James. She’s going to administer the oath of workplace by which Mamdani will avow to uphold the U.S. Structure, the state structure and town constitution; and to faithfully discharge the duties of the workplace of mayor.
The incoming mayor mentioned he selected to take the oath of workplace on the outdated Metropolis Corridor station — the primary subway station ever in-built New York — as a result of it stands as a “physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples’ lives.” These values, he mentioned, would function “the purpose of the administration fortunate enough to serve New Yorkers from the building above.”
Metropolis Corridor inauguration ceremony and block occasion
Hours later, Mayor Mamdani will have a good time the beginning of his tenure in the course of the formal inauguration ceremony on the steps of Metropolis Corridor, which might be accompanied by a block occasion by way of the Canyon of Heroes, the Mamdani transition group says, probably accommodating tens of 1000’s of New Yorkers.
The block occasion by way of the Canyon of Heroes – a spot of honor within the Huge Apple the place championship groups and distinguished individuals are feted with ticker-tape parades — goals to permit as many New Yorkers as attainable “to take part in ushering in a new era for New York City,” in accordance with the Mamdani transition group.
The festivities start at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1 with the inauguration ceremony at Metropolis Corridor. Mayor-elect Mamdani might be formally put in as town’s 111th mayor. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and incoming Metropolis Comptroller Mark Levine may even be sworn in.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a mentor of kinds to the democratic socialist new mayor, will administer the oath of workplace to Mayor Mamdani. Bronx/Queens U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one other icon within the democratic socialist motion, may even ship an tackle in the course of the ceremony.
The ceremony will characteristic “music, performances, interfaith elements, and remarks from all three elected officials,” the transition group famous.
Those that want to attend the inauguration should first RSVP at transition2025.com/inauguration. They need to plan on arriving between 11 a.m. and midday on Jan. 1 to make sure the very best viewing spot. The overall entrance might be positioned on the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Broadway; ADA entry is obtainable on the nook of Barclay Avenue and Broadway.
