Thousands of people gathered outside City Hall to see Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, at Mr. Mamdani’s inauguration on Thursday.
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Images From the Dawn of the Mamdani Era

by · NY Times

Joined by thousands of cheering supporters crushed into a plaza outside City Hall, Zohran Mamdani delivered his first address as mayor of New York on Thursday, vowing to govern “audaciously” as the city’s youngest and most progressive leader in decades.

Mr. Mamdani, 34, whose star-studded inauguration came on a windy and raw New Year’s Day, was joined onstage by his wife, Rama Duwaji, and by leaders in the progressive movement, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of Queens; Senator Bernie Sanders, a former mayor of Burlington, Vt.; and Letitia James, the New York attorney general. The shivering crowd stretching before them included celebrities such as the actor John Turturro and the actress Susan Sarandon.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji enjoyed a quiet moment away from the crowds.
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The frigid weather did not dampen New Yorkers' spirits.

Both Mr. Williams and Mark Levine, the city comptroller, spoke during the ceremony.Credit...Vincent Alban/The New York Times; Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

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