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How to Watch Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration as New York Mayor
New York City’s new mayor was officially sworn in just after midnight on Thursday. A second public event will take place this afternoon.
by https://www.nytimes.com/by/andy-newman, https://www.nytimes.com/by/dana-rubinstein · NY TimesZohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City shortly after midnight on Thursday, in a brief private ceremony attended by a few dozen family members, friends and supporters. A larger, more public inauguration ceremony will take place Thursday afternoon.
Here’s how to watch.
What time does it start?
The inauguration ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern. The City Hall event is expected to last more than an hour.
How can I watch?
The Times will broadcast live video of the inauguration starting just before 1 p.m. Reporters who cover Mr. Mamdani and New York City will offer coverage and analysis. It will also be broadcast on NY1 and other local news stations, and streamed online on various platforms.
Where is the inauguration?
The inauguration will take place outside City Hall in downtown Manhattan. The event will be accompanied by a “inauguration block party” along seven blocks of lower Broadway, between Murray and Liberty Streets, that is expected to draw 40,000 people, despite frigid conditions.
Who will take part?
Mr. Mamdani is the headliner, naturally, but the inauguration will also feature two of the most powerful advocates of the progressive politics he has championed: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who will make opening remarks, and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who will administer a ceremonial oath of office.
Javier Muñoz, who starred in the musical “Hamilton,” will sing the national anthem, and Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, will read an original poem. The actor Mandy Patinkin, the Grammy winner Lucy Dacus and the singer Babbulicious also will give musical performances.
What can we expect?
Mr. Mamdani made only limited remarks after his midnight swearing-in. He is expected to be more expansive on Thursday afternoon, when he is likely to embrace a message of hope and possibility for ordinary New Yorkers.