It was transferring day for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
“For the primary time, however definitely not for the final, on behalf of the primary girl and I, welcome to Gracie Mansion,” Mamdani mentioned exterior his new residence.
The mayor and his spouse, Rama Duwaji, have formally made Gracie Mansion their residence.
They are going to now not be Queens residents however Higher East Siders.
“We’re so grateful to all of those that have already welcomed us to the Higher East Facet, and I am delighted to be again within the borough the place I grew up, inside strolling distance of lots of the museums that I went to as a young person on this metropolis,” Mamdani mentioned.
The couple will now go from dwelling in a rent-stabilized one-bedroom residence in Astoria to an 11,000-square foot house that has housed lots of the metropolis’s mayors.
“One factor that we are going to change is we might be putting in a couple of bidets into Gracie Mansion. That’s an aspirational hope. However let’s see if we will get it performed,” the mayor mentioned.
One other hope Mamdani has is getting a cat.
Some residents informed NY1 they stay up for seeing the mayor strolling across the neighborhood.
Monday will mark Mamdani’s first evening within the house that’s recognized to have some paranormal guests.
“Lots of people have been speaking about ghosts. I haven’t but met the ghosts or heard from the ghosts,” he mentioned.
As for the residence in Astoria, Mamdani mentioned his lease ends this month, coinciding along with his transfer to Gracie Mansion.
