A
New York City’s eyes were on Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration.
As we noted about Mamdani’s successful mayoral campaign, not everything can be done online, including his New Year’s Day public inauguration (following the private midnight swearing-in). Then the transition team, including former FTC boss Lina Khan, started work on the “sewer socialism” that Mamdani projects as part of “a new story” for the city.
The Verge senior photo editor, Amelia Holowaty Krales, took these photos at a block party during the event.
1/34Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
Loading comments
Getting the conversation ready...
Most Popular
Most Popular
- Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
- Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price
- Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump’s war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices
- Anker’s discounted 2-in-1 USB-C cable is a great way to spend $15
- How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026
