In a private ceremony at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station​, Mamdani was sworn in by New York Attorney General Letitia James as the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve.

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New York mayor Zohran Mamdani waves next to his wife Rama Duwaji during his public inauguration ceremony followed by a block party at City Hall in New York on January 1, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While many people in New York were watching the Times Square ball drop ...

Zohran Mamdani became the 112th mayor on January 1. He took his oath in a private ceremony as the clock turned 12:00 AM, ringing in the new year 2026. The 34-year-old is NYC's first youngest, ...

Zohran Mamdani (left), alongside his wife Rama Duwaji, during his inauguration as mayor of New York on January 1, 2026. ANDRES KUDACKI / AP A new chapter in New York's political history was written on ...