With his hand placed on a Quran, Zohran Mamdani, who began his campaign as a long-shot candidate, made history at the stroke of midnight as he was sworn in as New York City’s Mayor.
He is the first Muslim to serve as mayor of New York, the most populous city in the US. Before his campaign and election victory, he served as a New York State assembly member.
Mr Mamdani, a democratic socialist who methodically gained name recognition throughout his lengthy mayoral campaign by pledging to make New York City more affordable while offering more services like free buses and univers
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