Democratic socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reveling in his first day in office at a massive “block party” and inaugural event at City Hall. Mamdani, who has pledged to make city buses free, arrived at the party in a taxi cab along with his wife, NYC first lady Rama Duwaji.
Supporters are braving frigid temperatures to watch the events and speakers, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who conducted the ceremonial swearing in in after Thursday’s midnight official oath of office. Former Mayors Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams were spotted in the crowd along with NY AG Tish James.
Mamdani, 34, took the oath of office at midnight in the defunct City Hall subway station, becoming the first New York City mayor to take swear on the Quran. Duwaji wore $630 Miista Shelley boots for the ceremony after a campaign in which her husband repeatedly decried capitalism and emphasized affordability.
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