From New York, this is Democracy Now.

I was elected as a Democratic Socialist, and I will govern as a Democratic Socialist.

Zoran Mamdani has been sworn in as New York City Mayor.

He was officially sworn in just after midnight into Thursday and made history as New York's first Muslim, first South Asia, and first African-born mayor,

and at the age of 34, the city's youngest mayor in more than a century.

In a public ceremony attended by thousands on Thursday,

he was sworn in by independent Senator Bernie Sanders

on the steps of City Hall.

You showed the world the most important lesson

that can be learned today. And that is that when working people stand together, when we don't let them divide us up,

there is nothing we cannot accomplish.

Today we'll feature part of Mayor Mamdani's inauguration, including remarks from Senator Sanders

and Congress member Alexandria Casio-Cortez, as well as Zoran Mamdani himself.

Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously.

We may not always succeed, but never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.

To those who insist that the era of big government is over, hear me when I say this.

No longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power to improve

New Yorkers' lives. All that and more coming up. Welcome to Democracy Now. Democracy Now.org, the War and Peace Report.

I'm Amy Goodman.

Democratic Socialists, Oranamam Dani, has been sworn in as the mayor of New York City.

He's made history as New York's first Muslim, first South Asian, first African-born mayor, and at the age of

34, the city's youngest mayor in generations.

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