Zohran Mamdani, the young star of the US left, started his first day as New York mayor on Thursday for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old Democrat \u2014\u00a0virtually unknown a year ago \u2014\u00a0was officially sworn in as mayor of the largest city in the United States just past midnight as New Yorkers rang in the new year.<\/p>\n
New York’s first Muslim mayor took the oath of office during a private ceremony at a decommissioned subway stop under City Hall.<\/p>\n
Later on Thursday, Mamdani is scheduled to take part in a larger, ceremonial inauguration with speeches from left-wing allies Senator Bernie Sanders and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.<\/p>\n
Around 4,000 ticketed guests are expected to attend the event outside City Hall. Mamdani’s team has also organized a block party that it says will enable tens of thousands of people to watch the ceremony at streetside viewing areas along Broadway.<\/p>\n
“This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani told reporters after taking the official oath in the first minutes of New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n
But it remains to be seen if Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, can deliver on his ambitious agenda, which envisions rent freezes, universal childcare and free public buses.<\/p>\n
Once an election is over, “symbolism only goes so far with voters. Results begin to matter a whole lot more,” New York University lecturer John Kane said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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