Mamdani was sworn in as the new mayor of New York with his hand on the Quran

According to RCO News Agency, Zahran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, was officially elected as the 111th mayor of the largest city in the United States earlier this Thursday, and he is looking to implement the progressive and transformational program based on which he started his election campaign.

Mamdani campaigned with an ambitious agenda, including universal child care, a free bus system and a freeze on rents for some rental units in the city.

Shortly after midnight, New York Attorney General Leticia James took the oath of office of Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York City, in a small ceremony with his family.

“This is truly the honor and privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani said at the swearing-in ceremony at the old Municipal IRT subway station, which closed in 1945. Mamdani ran in a position that supported public transportation. Standing on the steps, he called the station “a testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, health and heritage of our city.”

Mamdani swore by two Qurans — one belonging to his grandfather and the other from the Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. Mamdani paid the $9 — required by the city clerk’s office — and signed a book to officially become mayor of the nation’s most populous city.

Mamdani plans to hold a larger inauguration ceremony and a community party today, where Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will administer the official and public oath of office to the new mayor. Mamdani said 4,000 people have been invited to the event, but the local party is open to all.

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