Incoming Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani said he had spoken with Mustapha Kharbouch, a Lebanese-Palestinian student at Brown University who was wrongly identified by social media users as the suspect in the recent shooting,

The mayor-elect’s relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul is similarly on a knife-edge. The two agree on universal child care, and both officials have said they will spend political capital (and taxpayer dollars) on the issue in the new year.

James will formally swear in Mamdani at midnight when his term officially begins, and Sanders will oversee the mayor-elect's ceremonial swearing-in later that day.

Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist senator from Vermont, has supported New York City’s mayor-elect since the Democratic primary.

New York City's incoming first lady, Rama Duwaji, has griped at how she's widely become known as "Zohran Mamdani's wife" and not an artist -- as she vowed not to give up her day job when she takes on official duties.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as its next mayor alongside two leading political figures in the nation's biggest metropolis.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in by state Attorney General Letitia James during a private ceremony at midnight Jan. 1, then will be administered the oath of office by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I, Vermont) in a public ceremony before 4,000 ticketed guests gathered at City Hall Plaza on New Year’s Day.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in by two prominent Democrats on New Year's Day.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s newly announced inaugural committee is already raising eyebrows — giving controversial children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel a place on the team. Mamdani on Wednesday named dozens of supporters to the committee — including actress and activist Cynthia Nixon of “Sex and the City” fame —  who are advising his transition team on his Jan.