By RaphaΓ«lle Peltier, AFP
Photo: ANGELINA KATSANIS/AFP
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to become the US city's first Muslim mayor, and the youthful optimism of his Democratic Socialist platform will be put to the test as he takes office Thursday with high expectations.
Festive swearing in
At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, New York Attorney General Letitia James -- friend to Mamdani, foe to President Donald Trump -- will swear in the new mayor in a private ceremony at a subway stop called Old City Hall Station.
The underground venue reflects his "commitment to the working people who keep our city
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