Zohran Mamdani unleashed a series of executive orders on his first day in office after announcing that he planned to 'govern as a democratic socialist' at his inauguration.

The new mayor headed straight for Brooklyn after his lavish 'block party' in Manhattan to issue several executive orders and announcing plans in support of tenants' rights following a campaign where he promised to freeze rents.

He announced the creation of task forces to help protect tenants, as well as two that sought to make development projects easier in the city. 

Mamdani also issued executive orders relating to housing, reviving the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants and making Cea Weaver, a progressive 'housing justice' activist, as its leader.  

The mayor also announced city action in a bankruptcy case against landlord Pinnacle.

In an immediate break with his predecessor, one of Mamdani's first moves was to issue a sweeping order canceling out most of the EOs former Mayor Eric Adams made following his September 2024 indictment.

'We speak about this day as a new era. And in order to fulfill that hope, we have to reckon with why so many New Yorkers have turned away from politics over the last few months, the last few years, the last few decades,' the 34-year-old said. 

'That was a date that marked a moment when many New Yorkers decided politics held nothing for them.'

Zohran Mamdani unleashed a series of executive orders on his first day in office after announcing that he planned to 'govern as a democratic socialist' at his inauguration

The new mayor headed straight for Brooklyn after his lavish 'block party' in Manhattan to issue several executive orders and announcing plans in support of tenants' rights following a campaign where he promised to freeze rents

The move revoked every order given by Adams after September 26, 2024, when the former Democrat was indicted by a federal grand jury following a wide-ranging corruption investigation that has seen several top officials resign. 

Mamdani said many of the revocations were symbolic and would be reissued, including one maintaining the city's Office to Combat Antisemitism.

The city's first Muslim mayor, he has been seen with skepticism by some Jewish New Yorkers over his ardent support of the Palestinian cause. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to the mayor for comment. 

At his inauguration, Mamdani made it clear that he would not be moderating his left-wing views as he took office. 

'I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist,' he said. 

'The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations. Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously.'