New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will mark his inauguration with a free, public block party down the Canyon of Heroes on Jan. 1, turning a stretch of Broadway by City Hall into an open-air celebration of music, interfaith elements, and speeches.
The event runs 11:00am - 3:00pm along Broadway from Liberty St. to Murray St. The formal swearing-in for Mamdani—held jointly with Comptroller-elect Mark Levine and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams—is scheduled for 1 p.m. on the City Hall steps, according to the transition team. Organizers say space will accommodate “tens of thousands” of New Yorkers, but RSVPs are required online.
Framing the day as both a civic ceremony and a community party, Mamdani said the inauguration would be “a celebration of the movement we built, the mandate we won, and the city we are prepared to lead.” He added: “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.”
CBS New York reported the block party will sit adjacent to City Hall Park and serve as the public counterpart to the official oath—bringing a tradition of ticker-tape parades into a new-year, new-administration context. The outlet’s coverage also noted the station will continue releasing logistical updates and broadcast segments as details firm up ahead of the holiday.
Attendees should expect intermittent street closures and security screening, typical for large civic gatherings in Lower Manhattan. Organizers have positioned the celebration as intentionally broad and family-friendly, inviting New Yorkers from all boroughs to attend and emphasizing accessibility via mass transit.
The block party format, they say, is meant to pull the inaugural stage into the public square and set the tone for the incoming administration’s promise to center everyday residents from day one.
