New NYC Mayor Takes Oath at Abandoned Subway, Because Why Not?
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- •Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor by Letitia James just after midnight in an abandoned city hall subway station.
- •A year earlier, Mamdani gained attention by plunging into the freezing waves at Coney Island wearing a suit and tie as a campaign stunt.
- •During the icy swim, he proclaimed, 'I’m freezing … you rent as the next mayor of New York City. Let’s plunge into the details.'
Zohran Mamdani, virtually unknown a year ago and now NYC mayor, was sworn in by Letitia James shortly after midnight—not in a fancy hall, but an abandoned city hall subway station. Talk about keeping it real! Just last New Year's Eve, he dared to plunge into freezing Coney Island waves wearing a suit and tie, declaring mid-chill, 'I’m freezing … you rent as the next mayor of New York City. Let’s plunge into the details.' Clearly, Mamdani’s campaign blended extreme cold exposure with thrilling underground inauguration locations—because who needs conventional when you have charisma and hypothermia vibes?
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Who knew being sworn in at a ghost subway station after diving into icy ocean waves wearing a suit was the official uniform to become NYC mayor? Mamdani’s version of ‘‘jumping into politics’’ is truly next level.
Mamdani’s campaign slogan must’ve been ‘Why talk on TV when you can freeze your nostrils off at Coney Island?’ Next step: oath-taking in a haunted elevator.
Nothing says ‘‘ready to govern a megacity’’ like a midnight subway inauguration and an arctic plunge in a necktie. Someone tell him the mayor’s office isn’t a swim club.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 1/1/2026 | Author: Lucy Campbell
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