“New York, we have chosen courage over fear,” she stated. “We have chosen prosperity for the many over spoils for the few, and when the entrenched ways would rather have [us] dig in our feet and seek refuge in the past, we have chosen instead to turn towards making a new future for all of us.”
Ocasio-Cortez continued:
In Zohran Mamdani, we have chosen a mayor who is relentlessly dedicated to making life not just possible but aspirational for working people. New York City has chosen the ambitious pursuit of universal child care, affordable rent and housing, and clean and dignified public transit for all, and we have chosen that over the distractions of bigotry and the barbarism of extreme income inequality.
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The former New York State Assembly member was sworn in by another fellow socialist, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
* Original Article:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/01/aaoc-zohran-mamdani-will-usher-in-new-era-for-new-york-city/