Zohran Mamdani’s first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel

Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new mayor, begins his term with a symbolic commute. On Friday, he traveled from his Queens ...

The history behind the NYC subway station chosen for Mamdani's swearing-in

The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming ...

Zohran Mamdani takes oath of office in abandoned NYC subway station, becoming city's 112th mayor

In a private ceremony at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station​, Mamdani was sworn in by New York Attorney General ...
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Mamdani, Swearing-in at New York’s Forgotten First Subway Station, Gives Unknowing Salute to Capitalism

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is beginning his future with an anchor in New York City’s past. His choice of the Old City Hall subway ...

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC Mayor at historic subway station

As New York City counted down to 2026, its new mayor celebrated another milestone underground. Just before midnight, ...

NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to hold private swearing in at Old City Hall subway station

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani called the station "a physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build ...
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See the NYC Subway in 1905

The first underground subway line in New York City opened in 1904. Constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit company (IRT) to cover the length of the Manhattan, it started at Brooklyn Bridge on ...