@5pillarsnews: Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as the new New York City mayor, becoming the first Muslim and South Asian man to lead the largest U.S. city after taking the oath of office on the Quran. Mamdani was sworn in just before midnight on January 1 as the ceremony was held at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station, one of the city’s original stations built in 1904 and decommissioned in 1945. According to several U.S. media outlets, the Qurans used during the ceremony included a copy belonging to Mamdani’s grandfather and another once owned by Black writer and historian Arturo Schomburg lent by the New York Public Library. Mamdani, 34, is also the first African-born person to serve as New York City’s mayor. He was born in Uganda to Indian immigrant parents. #mamdani #newyorkcity #muslims