{"id":2527874,"date":"2026-01-01T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-takes-the-oath-of-office-as-mayor-of-new-york-city\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:36:25","slug":"mamdani-takes-the-oath-of-office-as-mayor-of-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-takes-the-oath-of-office-as-mayor-of-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani takes the oath of office as mayor of New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-takes-the-oath-of-office-as-mayor-of-new-york-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2527874&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York&#8217;s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist who rose to prominence last year, was sworn in on New Year&#8217;s Day at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-commits-to-attending-mamdani-inauguration\/\" title=\"Eric Adams commits to attending ... inauguration\">decommissioned subway station<\/a>. he took the oath with his hand on a Quran in a ceremony administered by New York Attorney General Letitia James and called the moment &#8220;the honor and the privilege of a lifetime.&#8221; Mamdani won a crowded mayoral race, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo while former mayor Eric Adams had dropped his reelection bid but remained on the ballot. He is the city&#8217;s first Muslim mayor and will hold a public inauguration at City Hall at 1 p.m., where Sen. Bernie sanders will officiate for about 4,000 ticketed guests. Mamdani praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a longtime partner in his movement, and observers will be watching how he implements his policies and responds to national figures such as Donald Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mamdani begins his term as mayor of New York City<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2453009\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani <\/a>was sworn in at a decommissioned subway station on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-years\/\">New Year&rsquo;s <\/a>Day after rising to fame last year.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\">Democratic<\/a> Socialist, was sworn in ahead of his inauguration ceremony, just weeks after winning the crowded race to become <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a>&lsquo;s mayor. Mamdani beat out former New York Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a>. Former New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\">Eric Adams<\/a> dropped his reelection campaign, but remained on the ballot as Mamdani won.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4379119\/off-year-elections-test-democrats-2026\/\">Off-year Democratic gains send mixed signals ahead of 2026&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4361626\/trump-tests-tim-walz-democratic-boogeyman-somali-fraud-scandal-minnesota\/\">Trump tests Tim Walz as Democratic boogeyman after Somali fraud scandal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4378897\/mamdani-inaugurated-new-york-mayor-midnight-what-to-know\/\">Mamdani will be inaugurated as New York City mayor at midnight: What to know<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,&rdquo; Mamdani said in his speech.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York City, placed his hand on a Quran when taking his oath. The ceremony was administered by New York Attorney General Letitia James, known in part for her dust-ups with President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani will be sworn in again at a public ceremony at City Hall at 1 p.m. by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). This event is open to 4,000 ticketed guests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4378897\/mamdani-inaugurated-new-york-mayor-midnight-what-to-know\/\"><strong>MAMDANI WILL BE INAUGURATED AS NEW YORK CITY MAYOR AT MIDNIGHT: WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the many New Yorkers who have long felt betrayed by a broken status quo, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embodies a new kind of politics that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-calls-out-high-spending-in-nyc-mayoral-race\/\" title=\"Bernie Sanders calls out high spending in NYC ...al race\">puts working people<\/a> at the heart of it,&rdquo; Mamdani said in a statement ahead of his swearing in. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been so proud to count her as a partner across the many stages of our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >people-powered movement&#038;mdash<\/a>;from the primary campaign to our Forest Hills rally in October to the very first day of the transition&mdash;and I&rsquo;m honored that she&rsquo;ll be a part of our historic City Hall inauguration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All eyes will be on Mamdani as he assumes his position in one of the largest cities in the United States to see how his policies work and how he responds to Trump, who has long been known to go after states and cities with Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC mayor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2527875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/z-mamdani-transition.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[56552,69864,36462,69865],"class_list":["post-2527874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-mamdani","tag-mayoral-inauguration","tag-new-york-city","tag-oath-of-office"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/z-mamdani-transition.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527874"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527878,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527874\/revisions\/2527878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}