Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of NYC in a midnight ceremony at Old City Hall

Socialist City of New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as mayor at a midnight ceremony by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“This is the honor and privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani said in a short speech.

Thursday morning’s ceremony was a private ceremony where Mamdani was accompanied by family members at Old City Hall Station, a disused underground station with deep historical roots.

In his first speech as mayor, Mamdani called the historic railway station “a testament to the importance of public transport in the life, health and heritage of our city.”

He also announced the appointment of Mike Flynn as his new commissioner of the Department of Transportation.

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In a press release, Mamdani’s reform team said the midnight slur was chosen to be in a place that shows the subway system is “the lifeblood of New York” and “a reminder of the city that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is fighting for: a city built and built by New Yorkers.”

“When the Old City Hall Station was opened for the first time in 1904 – one of the 28 underground stations of New York – it was a physical monument of a city that tried to be beautiful and build beautiful things that will change the lives of working people. That desire should not be a memory kept only in the past, and it should not be isolated only in the tunnel under the City Hall to serve adequately in the City Hall: it will be the office of New York City. Mamdani said the press release.

Before the ceremony, he said the apron took his oath, “from the station on New Year’s morning, I will do so, humbled by the opportunity to lead millions of New Yorkers into a new era of opportunity, and honored to carry forward the legacy of our city’s greatness.”

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Mamdani used the Quran during his swearing-in ceremony, according to his campaign, making him the first Muslim mayor of NYC and the first to be sworn in using the Quran.

On Thursday afternoon, Mamdani will be publicly sworn in by Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders after opening remarks at his inauguration at 1 p.m. by another progressive, Dem. Attorney Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Normally, initiation tickets are given to about 4,000 people but Mamdani’s transition team says all New Yorkers will be invited to the inauguration and the party that follows immediately.

The presentation ceremony at 1 pm will be held on the steps of City Hall.

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Mamdani soundly defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in early November, ending a rapid political rise that began with single-digit support when he announced his mayoral bid in October 2024.

The new mayor closed the event with a smile, telling the crowd, “Thank you very much, now I’ll see you later,” before heading up the stairs.