Socialist Mamdani Vows to Govern 'Audaciously'

The new mayor of New York City is promising to push ahead with his progressive agenda. Zohran Mamdani says he was elected as a Democratic socialist and he'll govern as a Democratic socialist.

The new mayor's inauguration drew thousands of supporters on New Year's Day. It started with New York Attorney General Letitia James administering the oath of office to the mayor-elect at midnight on January 1. The small private ceremony took place at the old city hall subway office in Manhattan.

Hours later, Mayor Mamdani arrived by taxi for his formal afternoon inauguration at City Hall. Throngs of supporters stood in the frigid cold to watch Mamdani's political hero, Sen. Bernie Sanders, conduct the official swearing in ceremony.

Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian descent, and the first to be born in Africa. He was sworn in on his Mother's Quran to take the oath of office.