Mam-iac Alan Faz, 29, told the New York Times <\/a>he\u2019s making a 1,500-mile trek from Fort Worth, Texas and using up his hotel points just for the chance to see the lefty pol take his oath of office.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be a part of this shift, I want to be present for this. I think this moment is important enough for me to make that effort,\u201d he told the outlet in a piece on the planned inauguration festivities.<\/p>\n Another out-of-towner \u2014 Jersey City resident Michael McGarry \u2014 said he\u2019ll be taking the PATH in with his wife to celebrate even though he recently moved out of Harlem.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to vote for him, but I was rooting for him the whole time,\u201d McGarry, 32, said. \u201cSo in exchange for me voting for him, I\u2019ll show up to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n As many as 50,000 are expected to join Mamdani\u2019s celebration at the Canyon of the Heroes block party bash<\/a> during the day and some local businesses are looking to attract tourists with unofficial events to make the city\u2019s red dawn.<\/p>\n Bed-Stuy watering hole C\u2019mon Everybody will be hosting a free DJ event, complete with a Zohran look-alike contest where the presumably bearded winner will net $100.<\/p>\n![\"Zohran](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sale-rally-rep-alexandria-ocasio-114305598.jpg\")
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2019s inauguration is attracting fans of the democratic socialist from out of state. Aristide Economopoulos<\/p>\n![\"New](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-york-city-mayor-elect-117794976.jpg\")
Mamdani will host a \u201cblock party\u201d out side of City Hall on Jan. 1 to celebrate his inauguration. Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/p>\n