New York, United States - January 01, 2026 SHOTLIST: 1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, United States Representative, speaks during New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's public inauguration ceremony, New York, NY, January 1, 2026; 2. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (l) and his wife Rama Duwaji seen sitting during Mamdani's nauguration ceremony, New York, NY, January 1, 2026; 3. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speaks from the steps of City Hall before administering the oath of office to newly sworn-n New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during the public inauguration ceremony, New York, NY, January 1, 2026; 4. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (l) administers the Oath of Office to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (r) on the steps of City Hall during the public inauguration ceremony, New York, NY, January 1, 2026; 5. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks from the steps of City Hall after taking the oath of office during the public inauguration ceremony, New York, NY, January 1, 2026. Mamdani, who was officially sworn in at midnight by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, is New York City's first Muslim and first person of South Asian descent to serve as New York City Mayor.