Take a look at the abandoned New York City subway station where Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor

"An abandoned New York City subway station will briefly return to public life when mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds his private swearing-in ceremony beneath its tiled arches on January 1. The Old City Hall station, built underneath City Hall during the Gilded Age, was one of New York City's original 28 subway stations before it closed in 1945."

"Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in on January 1 at the Old City Hall subway station. The now-abandoned station, which opened in 1904, is only accessible by guided tour. The station features tiled arches and ornate ceilings designed by Rafael Guastavino. The small ceremony will be followed by a public inauguration held above ground outside City Hall. Take a look inside the Old City Hall subway station."

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in privately on January 1 at the Old City Hall subway station, an abandoned station beneath City Hall. The station opened in 1904 and was one of the city's original 28 subway stations before closing in 1945. The space is accessible only by guided tour and features tiled arches and ornate, Guastavino-designed ceilings. Mamdani described the station as "a physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples' lives." The private ceremony will be followed by a public inauguration outside City Hall.

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