Winners of their respective elections were sworn into office earlier this week as the office holders brought a little bit of reform and a lot of the same old, same old.

Mayor Mike Bloomberg celebrated his third mayoral inauguration, the first mayor to do so since Ed Koch did it in the 1980s.

Bloomberg mentioned that he understood how some people felt about him overturning the term limits law but claimed that he sees the additional term as a special opportunity to finish what he started.

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New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will be sworn in as mayor this Friday for the third time, and unlike past years, everyone is welcome!

For the first time ever, VIP tickets will be available to the public on a first-come first-serve basis. All you have to do is call 212-669-7147 no later than 3 p.m. this Thursday to request tickets.

Bill de Blasio and John C. Liu will also be sworn into their positions as public advocate and comptroller, respectively.

NY1 News will broadcast the entire ceremony live, as well as stream it live on NY1.com.