New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration will characteristic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the 2 most distinguished leaders of the Democratic Party’s progressive motion.
Mamdani, who might be publicly sworn in at a City Hall inauguration ceremony on New Year’s Day, might be launched by fellow New Yorker Ocasio-Cortez, his transition crew instructed NCS.
“For the many New Yorkers who have long felt betrayed by a broken status quo, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embodies a new kind of politics that puts working people at the heart of it,” Mamdani stated in an announcement. “I’ve been so proud to count her as a partner across the many stages of our people-powered movement—from the primary campaign to our Forest Hills rally in October to the very first day of the transition—and I’m honored that she’ll be a part of our historic City Hall inauguration.”
Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed Mamdani early within the main and campaigned alongside him on a number of events, is anticipated to ship opening remarks at the ceremony, which is open to 4,000 ticketed visitors.
Mamdani’s transition can be organizing a “watch party” set to happen alongside Broadway, a part of an effort to make the celebration accessible to any New Yorker who needs to attend.
Sanders will administer Mamdani’s oath of workplace through the City Hall ceremony. Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, will technically take workplace at midnight on New Year’s Day.
As hundreds of revelers usher within the new yr in Times Square, Mamdani and his household might be in Lower Manhattan the place a personal swearing-in ceremony is anticipated to happen at an outdated, now defunct subway station beneath City Hall Plaza.