NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates inauguration with public swearing-in ceremony, block party
What to know about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration
- Zohran Mamdani will be publicly sworn in today as the 112th mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist is the city's first Muslim mayor and, at 34 years old, one of its youngest ever. He's made promises to freeze rent, eliminate bus fares and provide universal child care.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders will deliver the oath of office to Mamdani during a ceremony on the steps of City Hall starting at 1 p.m. The official transfer of power occurred at midnight, when Mamdani was sworn in by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- CBS News New York will be streaming live coverage of Inauguration Day, including Mamdani's swearing-in and his inaugural address. City Comptroller Mark Levine and reelected Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will also take their oaths and deliver remarks.
- Mamdani's transition team is throwing an Inauguration Day block party in the Canyon of Heroes, a stretch of Broadway leading to City Hall Park that is famous for ticker-tape parades, with tens of thousands of New Yorkers expected to attend.
The Mamdani administration
Here's a list of key officials Mamdani has appointed to help run New York City:
- First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan
- Chief of Staff Elle Bisgaard-Church
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch
- FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore
- NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels
- Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn
- Deputy Mayor for Housing Leila Bozorg
- Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su
- Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Jahmila Edwards
- Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Sam Levine
- Office of Management and Budget Director Sherif Soliman
Inauguration block party
Mamdani announced the "Inauguration of a New Era" block party in the Canyon of Heroes, the stretch of Broadway in Lower Manhattan that's famous for ticker-tape parades.
Mamdani's team anticipates tens of thousands of people will be able to attend the festivities on Broadway, from Liberty Street to Murray Street.
The block party is accompanying the inauguration ceremony, with music, performances and interfaith elements, according to the mayor's team.
Mamdani said security will be tight at City Hall Plaza and along the block party route throughout the inauguration.
How Mamdani won
Zohran Mamdani won the 2025 New York City mayor's race with just over 50% of the vote in the November general election. He defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who won about 41% of the vote as an independent — and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
Mamdani's campaign centered around the cost of living energized a coalition of young and progressive voters, even with some critics questioning his experience and raising concerns about his views on Israel, which Cuomo's campaign zeroed in on.
Mamdani's affordability agenda, including a rent freeze and universal child care, first propelled him to victory in the Democratic primary, when he soundly defeated Cuomo for the party's nomination.
