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MEE journalist Mounira Elsamra spoke to attendees at a Lower Broadway block party that drew around 40,000 people to celebrate Zohran Mamdani, who rose from a State Assembly backbencher to New York City’s mayor and was sworn in during a private ceremony.

Supporters and city employees expressed excitement about Mamdani’s leadership, noting the historic significance of him taking the oath on the Quran, a first for a Muslim mayor in the city. Many highlighted his ambitious agenda on housing affordability and taxing the wealthy to fund city programs, while emphasising that achieving his vision will require broad community involvement.


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