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Quran used to swear in New York City’s mayor for the first time in history as Zohran Mamdani takes office

It dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century and belongs to the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Fortune

Mamdani vows to ‘govern as a democratic socialist’ for every construction worker, halal cart vendor and spice-wielding cook in New York City

“Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously. We may not always succeed, but never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try."

Fortune

Bryant Park Stabbing: Canadian Visitor Attacked Hours After Ex-Mayor Adams Touts Low Crime

Canadian tourist was stabbed in Winter Village of Bryant Park, which raised concern about the safety among crowds on New York City holidays

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Adams booed, Trump ignored and a warning to his own administration: Inside Mamdani’s inauguration speech

‘I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist’

The Independent UK

Mamdani pledges ‘new era’ for New York and vows to govern ‘audaciously’

New mayor gives speech at inauguration and rescinds all orders signed by Eric Adams after corruption indictment

The Guardian - US

Zohran Mamdani vows to govern New York ‘expansively and audaciously’ after being sworn in by Bernie Sanders –as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Zohran Mamdani officially sworn in on a Quran full of symbolism

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor

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‘The Brooklinen of suits’: how Zohran Mamdani makes his $500 suits work

Looking for an affordable men’s suit under $500? Here’s what you can learn from the everyman wardrobe of New York City’s new mayor

The Guardian - US

Watch: Zohran Mamdani becomes first New York mayor to be sworn in on the Quran

Zohran Mamdani became the first New York City mayor to be sworn in using the Quran, in a symbolic inauguration performed at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.

The Independent UK

Zohran Mamdani Sworn In as New York City's 112th Mayor, Making History

The swearing-in ceremony took place shortly after midnight in a private setting, where Mamdani took the oath of office surrounded by family members.

International Business Times

Sadiq Khan brands Donald Trump a bully and vows to stand up to his ‘hatred and bile’

Labour London mayor hits out at the US President’s ‘pathetic name-calling’ and suggests warm meeting with Zohran Mamdani was just the New York mayor’s ‘diplomacy’

The Independent UK

They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition

When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York

The Guardian - US

‘I don’t think we should have billionaires’: mayor Zohran Mamdani in his own words

Democratic socialist mayor led historic push to lead New York, speaking on immigration, Trump and subway burritos

The Guardian - US

NYC Schools Are Losing Students and Burning Cash. Mamdani Could Make the Situation Worse.

New York schools need more choice and better curricula, but the city's new mayor wants to take choices away.

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Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City. Here’s what he campaigned on

From freezing rents to free buses and municipal grocery stores – a recap of the policies that won Mamdani the office

Reason

Zohran Mamdani Can't Ruin New York City

Mayors come and go, but New York City remains fundamentally itself.

The Guardian - UK

I’ve been a New Yorker for 23 years. Today Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in makes this city a real home

The new mayor embraces social justice, and rejects hate and nationalism. That’s why we’re so excited to see what he’ll do in office, says author Mona Eltahawy

The Independent UK

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC’s first Muslim, South Asian and African-born mayor

Mamdani, a democratic socialist, claimed an unlikely win in New York City’s mayoral race on a campaign promising a rent freeze and universal childcare

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The Independent UK

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station

Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York City

The Guardian - US

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City

New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux-arts city hall subway station

The Guardian - US

End of an era as New York City transit retires three-decade-old MetroCard

Resisted at first, the replacement for the subway token became an indelible symbol of the city

The Independent UK

Times Square revelers brace for coldest New Year’s Eve in years as nasty weather derails iconic celebrations

Snow flurries could hit hundreds of thousands of people in Times Square

The Independent UK

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in New York City history

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran

The Independent UK

Photos of New Year’s celebrations across the globe as the world welcomes 2026

Australia saluted the new year with defiance less than a month after its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years

The Guardian - US

US justice department reportedly reviewing more than 5m pages of Epstein files

Figure represents significant expansion on earlier estimates as Democrats accuse Trump officials of ‘hiding something’

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