Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, a Syrian illustrator and animator, have taken up residence at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral home on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Mamdani announced the move in an Instagram post on Jan 12, sharing photographs that marked the beginning of what he described as a new chapter in their lives.

"Rama and I feel lucky to be starting a new chapter the way so many New Yorkers have, by moving to a new part of the city," he wrote.

"We're grateful for the welcome to the Upper East Side and humbled to be tenants of Gracie Mansion, a home that belongs to the people."

The couple relocated from a modest one-bedroom apartment in Queens to the historic 11,000sqft residence ...