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Video. Zohran Mamdani vows to 'reinvent' New York in first speech as mayor

Updated: 02/01/2026 - 5:48 GMT+1

Mamdani pledges to reel in a new era of New York in his first speech as mayor, vowing to govern “expansively and audaciously” to fulfil campaign promises and improve the lives of millions of New Yorkers “abandoned” by previous administrations.

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