Mayor-Elect Mamdani To Host Inauguration Day Block Party: What To Know

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will ring in his inauguration with a block party along Broadway in Downtown Manhattan on New Year's Day.

The block party will stretch from Liberty Street to Murray Street, leading up to City Hall. It will take before Mamdani’s inauguration ceremony that is scheduled for 1 p.m.

New Yorkers at the block party will be able to watch the ceremony being livestreamed on large screens.

The mayor-elect will be joined by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and comptroller-elect Mark Levine for the swearing-in ceremony at City Hall. Earlier in the day, New York Attorney General Letitia James will deliver the oath of office to Mamdani at midnight on Jan. 1.

In addition, Sen. Bernie Sanders will give the oath of office at the mayor-elect's public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall.

There will be 4,000 tickets for the event at City Hall, according to the New York Times. The block party will be able to accommodate around 40,000 spectators.

The 34-year-old defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in the general election in November.

New Yorkers interested in attending the "Inauguration of a New Era," has to RSVP online.

Mamdani will be New York City’s 112th mayor.

This inauguration is a celebration of the movement we built, the mandate we won, and the city we are prepared to lead," Mamdani said. "Working New Yorkers are at the heart of our agenda and we invite them to join us as we welcome this new era of politics to City Hall."