NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joined Bill Ritter for an exclusive interview on Up Close on Sunday following his historic win in the November general election.

The 34-year-old state assemblyman will become the youngest New York mayor in more than a century on January 1, 2026. He will also be the first Muslim mayor of New York City.

It will be a lot of firsts for the mayor-elect, who enters Gracie Mansion with an incredibly ambitious agenda focused on affordability for New Yorkers.

During their interview, the two discussed many topics, including what the mayor-elect envisions during this transition period.

"Oftentimes, transition times are pageantry. They are the moments you announce all of the people, you know, you owe favors to, this, that and the

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