New York City will have a new mayor on Thursday, Jan. 1. Zohran Mamdani is set to be the city’s next mayor. He’ll be the first Muslim and first person of South Asian descent to serve in the position.

Lawmakers in the National Assembly (NASS) are reported to be pushing for constitutional changes by which all election petitions will be concluded before poll winners are sworn into office henceforth.

Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in at City Hall on Thursday afternoon highlighted the full diversity of New York City and included a striking display of Jewish presence and pride during a historic change in ...

The Issue: Mayor Mamdani’s inauguration, officially making him New York City’s 112th mayor. It’s insane to me that New York City, my former home, beginning Jan. 1, 2026, has officially descended into ...

New York City’s new mayor wasted little time drawing ideological lines, using his swearing-in ceremony to double down on campaign promises filled with government-led solutions — a sharp contrast with ...

As we noted about Mamdani’s successful mayoral campaign, not everything can be done online, including his New Year’s Day public inauguration (following the private midnight swearing-in). Then the ...

Zohran Mamdani referenced Jews as part of New York’s diverse fabric throughout his inauguration speech. “Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday,” he said.

Mr. Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, celebrated the city’s diversity and pledged to govern “audaciously” in his inaugural address. Hours later, he signed three executive orders ...

(RNS) — From the beginning of his campaign, Zohran Mamdani’s run for mayor of New York has been about overcoming our doubts about what is possible. So it was that on the eve of his inauguration, I sat ...

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani ...