"Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani's inauguration as mayor on New Year's Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani supporters, including a high school student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, about what the day represented to them, their hopes for the new administration and how it could set a model for progressives across the country."
"We'll hear in a minute from his fellow socialists, Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, who swore in Mamdani on the steps at City Hall. But first, thousands of New Yorkers turned out in below-freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Mamdani's inauguration, with many joining a block party with a marching band. Democracy Now!'s María Taracena spoke to some of them."
Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as mayor of New York City on New Year's Day, drawing tens of thousands of supporters despite freezing temperatures and police barricades. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders swore him in on the steps of City Hall. Many attendees joined a block party with a marching band. Supporters interviewed included a high school student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who expressed hopes for the new administration. Diana Moreno, a fellow democratic socialist running to succeed Mamdani in the state Assembly, emphasized collective organizing and said, "Organized people will always be more powerful than organized money." Supporters urged the mayor to model progressive governance nationally.
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