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Mamdani refuses to reset expectations, pledging to govern \u201cexpansively and audaciously\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nWe may not always succeed but we will never be accused of lacking the courage to try.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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He also pays tribute to Bernie Sanders<\/strong>, calling him the man whose leadership he seeks most to emulate.<\/p>\n
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Mamdani also pays tribute to AOC<\/strong>, telling her: \u201cYou have paved the way for this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He graciously thanks his predecessor, Eric Adams<\/strong>, (whose name prompts boos from the crowd), adding:<\/p>\n
\nI will always be touched that he chose me as the mayoral candidate that he would most want to be trapped with in an elevator.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Addressing those who didn\u2019t vote for him, those who view him with \u201cdistrust and disdain\u201d, and those who have lost faith in politics, he says:<\/p>\n
\nWhile only action can change minds, I promise you this: if you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Updated at\u00a014.58 EST<\/p>\n
He jokes that he is honored to serve as either the 111th or 112th mayor of New York City (after it emerged that the city may have been counting wrong<\/a> for decades).<\/p>\n
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Mamdani<\/strong> takes the stage, declaring:<\/p>\n
\nMy fellow New Yorkers, today begins a new era.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Share<\/a>Mamdani is publicly sworn in by Bernie Sanders<\/p>\n
The crowd chants \u201cZohran, Zohran, Zohran\u201d as their new mayor puts his hand on his grandmother\u2019s Qur\u2019an to take his oath.<\/p>\n
Zohran Mamdani, his wife Rama Duwaji and US senator Bernie Sanders. Photograph: Kylie Cooper\/ReutersMamdani and Sanders embrace before the new mayor delivers his inauguration address. Photograph: Jeenah Moon\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n
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The billionaire class has to understand, Sanders says, that in America \u201cthey cannot have it all\u201d. America, he says, \u201cmust belong to all of us not just the few.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat lesson begins today, in New York<\/a> City,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Bernie Sanders delivers a speech during Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration ceremony. Photograph: Kylie Cooper\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n
And demanding that the wealthy and the corporations start paying their fair share of taxes, Sanders says, is not radical. \u201cIt is exactly the right thing to do,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
The crowd bursts into \u201ctax the rich\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Progressive ideas like affordable housing, free childcare, free buses, and affordable good-quality food are not radical, says Sanders. \u201cIt is the right and decent thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCountries all over the world have done it for years,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
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Updated at\u00a014.46 EST<\/p>\n
Throughout the country and the world, people are \u201closing faith in democracy\u201d, Sanders says. But Mamdani\u2019s campaign inspired thousands of volunteers, he says.<\/p>\n
\nWhen working people stand up, there is nothing we cannot accomplish.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Updated at\u00a014.44 EST<\/p>\n
As Bernie Sanders<\/strong> stands to pass the baton and swear in Mamdani, the crowd are on their feet once again, applauding and chanting \u201cBernie\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Updated at\u00a014.37 EST<\/p>\n
Lucy Dacus<\/strong> then performs \u201cBread & Roses\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Breaking into tears, Williams tells his younger self and the visibly emotional crowd:<\/p>\n
\nLittle black boy, you are worth it, and you always were. And without any titles, you were enough. You were always enough. And you deserve to accept love and you deserve to be protected. And I\u2019m honored to be here to help create a city that\u2019s worthy of that for you. And I\u2019m so proud of you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The crowd breaks into applause and gives Williams a standing ovation, joining him in saying: \u201cWe gon\u2019 be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n