The New York Times

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, speaking at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration, said that his election represented New Yorkers’ choosing “prosperity for the many over spoils for the few.”

The Grammy-winning singer, part of the supergroup boygenius, followed a performance by Mandy Patinkin who sang “Over the Rainbow.”

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will deliver opening remarks and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will administer the oath of office.

Mahmood Mamdani and Mira Nair will host an intimate dinner after the festivities following their son’s swearing in ceremony.

In November, Zohran Mamdani introduced his transition team in the shadow of the Unisphere, one of the most recognizable landmarks in his home borough of Queens.

A campaign sign for Zohran Mamdani on Staten Island in the summer. He has described the pronunciation of his name, which is frequently mangled, as “pretty phonetic honestly.”

Zohran Mamdani is the product of the narratives that shaped him as a student, an activist and a politician.

Gracie Mansion, the home to mayors for generations, boasts 11,000 square feet of living and entertaining space, a spacious backyard perched over the East River and full-time security.

Former Mayor Eric Adams attended the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square on Wednesday night, after vetoing 19 City Council bills during his last hours in office.

The New York Public Library lent a Quran that belonged to Arturo Schomburg, the Black writer and historian, for the swearing-in of Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday.

New York City’s new mayor was officially sworn in just after midnight on Thursday. A second public event will take place this afternoon.

Cornelius Eady will be the inaugural poet at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in ceremony as mayor of New York.

Kenneth Cobb, assistant commissioner of New York City’s records department, examining historical documents at the Municipal Archives earlier this month.