Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wasted no time trying to erase his predecessor's legacy -- signing a sweeping executive order just hours after taking office that wipes out most of the orders issued by Eric Adams following his indictment.

"Today marks the first step in building an administration that works for all New Yorkers," Mamdani, 34, said at his first press conference as mayor.

"We've established the foundations of it, and now it's time to deliver on our affordability agenda, tackle the challenges facing New Yorkers, and user in a new era for New York city -- on that proves that government can deliver for working people."

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Former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa attended the public inauguration block party for former rival Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday.

The Guardian Angels founder rocked his signature red beret and members-only jacket at the frigid festivities.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) bundled up in coats and navy blue airline-style blankets for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inaugural block party.

Temperatures dipped into the 20s, with "feels like" temps as low as 9 degrees. Pictures of reserved chairs before the event also showed hand warmers were given to each attendee.

This “block party” was a bust.  

Scores of Zohran Mamdani supporters who braved the freezing temperatures to witness the new mayor get sworn into office were let down by the celebration the socialist pol promised.

Backers of Mamdani stood outside City Hall during the inauguration without access to bathrooms and with no food concession stands as they crammed into barricade pens during the New Year’s Day festivities.

Revelers watched the inauguration on a series of big television screens as 4,000 invited guests sat in City Hall's plaza to take the oath of office. 

“It’s not exactly what I was expecting,” said Brooklyn resident Shane Turner, 30. “I was expecting food and music.” 

“I could’ve watched this from home,” a 25-year-old Queens woman added. 

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A small group of protesters made their voices heard across the street from City Hall during the ceremony.

One demonstrator blared an air horn as Mamdani spoke while others waved Israeli and American flags.

Mamdani has been an ardent critic of Israeli policies, including when it launched a war in Gaza in response to the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack by Hamas. 

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio looked chummy with his estranged wife, Chirlane McCray, as he sat in the stands for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's star-studded City Hall inaugural.

De Blasio was surrounded by a bevy of current and former lovers at the event. He was accompanied too by his gal pal, Roxanna Valenzuela, the mayor of South Tucson, Arizona. Progressive activist and ex-girlfriend Nomiki Konst was also in the crowd, just weeks after she accused him of cheating on her with Valenzuela on the podcast "Why Did They Break Up?"

De Blasio and McCray have been separated since 2023 but continue to live together while dating other people, joined at their seats by former Mayor Eric Adams, whose attendance at the party was uncertain after a brutal election campaign which saw him drop out of the Democratic primary and eventually the general election after making an independent run on a "Safe & Affordable" ballot line.

Adams himself has been a frequent critic of de Blasio, accusing him of leaving the city in "total disarray." Despite the past tiffs, the threesome looked comfortable.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani defiantly vowed he’ll stick to his socialist guns and bring back "the era of big government" -- during a fiery speech at his inauguration ceremony Thursday.

The new mayor stood by his promise to tax the rich and said he planned to govern “expansively and audaciously," as he addressed a crowd of several thousand people on the steps of City Hall.

“I was elected a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist” Mamdani told the attendees, who cheered wildly.

“We need a new story about our city. This will not be a tale of one city governed only by the 1%. It will not be a tale of two cities. The rich versus the poor,” Mamdani said.

He vowed his City Hall would “govern expansively and audaciously.”

“We may not always succeed, but never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try,” Mamdani said.

"To those who insist that the era of big government is over, hear me when I say this—no longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power to improve New Yorkers’ lives."

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Mamdani asked the crowd to stand near the end of his speech, stressing he will need the public’s support to help fuel his agenda.

“City Hall will not be able to deliver on our own,” he said.

Mamdani repeated his most famous campaign lines during his inauguration speech, including making buses fast and free, providing universal child care and freezing the rent for rent stabilized apartments.

The new mayor said the city has served only the select few, but he stressed “our City Hall will change that.”

There have been questions how Mamdani would pay for some of the high-price items.