From subway station to Quran: How Zohran Mamdani’s New York City swearing-in breaks tradition

Zohran Mamdani took office as New York City’s mayor through an unusual two-stage inauguration on January 1. A private midnight oath inside the abandoned Old City Hall subway station will be followed by a public City Hall ceremony and a large Broadway block party, meant to reflect his political rise and progressive support base. In a first for the city, Mamdani took the oath on a Quran