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UPDATE: 12:30 a.m. ET, Jan. 1, 2026:
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was sworn into office by New York Attorney General Letitia James during a midnight ceremony on Thursday morning at the decommissioned Old City Hall Station.
Original:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will take his oath of office on multiple versions of the Quran when he's sworn in as the city's first Muslim mayor on Thursday.
Mamdani, 34, will use his grandfather's Quran and one that belonged to Afro-Latino author and historian Arturo Schomburg for a private swearing-in ceremony at midnight on Jan. 1, according to The New York Times.
The initial swearing-in will be administered by State Attorney General Letitia James in an abandoned subway station beneath City Hall.
For the public swearing-in of the self-described democratic socialist at City Hall later on Thursday, which will be administered by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Mamdani will use Qurans that belonged to his grandfather and grandmother.
Continued below.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was sworn into office by New York Attorney General Letitia James during a midnight ceremony on Thursday morning at the decommissioned Old City Hall Station.
Original:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will take his oath of office on multiple versions of the Quran when he's sworn in as the city's first Muslim mayor on Thursday.
Mamdani, 34, will use his grandfather's Quran and one that belonged to Afro-Latino author and historian Arturo Schomburg for a private swearing-in ceremony at midnight on Jan. 1, according to The New York Times.
The initial swearing-in will be administered by State Attorney General Letitia James in an abandoned subway station beneath City Hall.
For the public swearing-in of the self-described democratic socialist at City Hall later on Thursday, which will be administered by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Mamdani will use Qurans that belonged to his grandfather and grandmother.
Continued below.
Zohran Mamdani becomes first NYC mayor sworn in on Quran: 'Highly symbolic'
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was sworn into office by New York Attorney General Letitia James during a midnight ceremony on Thursday morning at the decommissioned Old City Hall Station