New York City will have a new mayor on Thursday, Jan. 1. Zohran Mamdani is set to be the city’s next mayor. He’ll be the first Muslim and first person of South Asian descent to serve in the position.

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Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in at City Hall on Thursday afternoon highlighted the full diversity of New York City and included a striking display of Jewish presence and pride during a historic change in ...

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As we noted about Mamdani’s successful mayoral campaign, not everything can be done online, including his New Year’s Day public inauguration (following the private midnight swearing-in). Then the ...

Zohran Mamdani referenced Jews as part of New York’s diverse fabric throughout his inauguration speech. “Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday,” he said.

The inauguration of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor drew immediate backlash Thursday from conservative figures and Trump-aligned influencers, who criticized his ...

New York City kicked off the new year with a new mayor in democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, whose inauguration flooded the internet with viral moments. Mamdani took the oath of office via two ...

(RNS) — From the beginning of his campaign, Zohran Mamdani’s run for mayor of New York has been about overcoming our doubts about what is possible. So it was that on the eve of his inauguration, I sat ...

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani ...