Erin Lanahan 
Hoboken officially has a new mayor, sworn in by the Governor-Elect of New Jersey. Emily Jabbour officially took office as the Mayor of Hoboken on January 15th during an inauguration ceremony attended by governor-to-be, Mikie Sherrill. Elected officials from all around Hudson County joined to celebrate the 40th Mayor of Hoboken taking office. Read on to learn about the mayoral inauguration ceremony in Hoboken for Emily Jabbour.
Emily Jabbour was elected to be the Mayor of Hoboken in November of 2025 after serving two terms on the Hoboken City Council. During the inauguration ceremony on January 15th, Emily was sworn in as the 40th Mayor of Hoboken. Steve Firestone, Caitlin Layson, and Councilman Joe Quintero were also sworn into the Hoboken City Council during this ceremony.
During the ceremony, Mayor Emily shared, “Today represents a transition and an opportunity to move forward together in a new way. Every new administration has a responsibility to ask new questions, to reassess what is working and what is not, and to approach the future with clarity and purpose.”
“Although I am now Mayor and there will be a number of changes, I can promise that certain things will not change,” Mayor Emily said. “You will still see me at Fit Foundry working out. You will still see me at the Hive grabbing a cup of coffee. You will see me at the farmers market and out enjoying all that Hoboken has to offer.” Watch the new mayor’s full remarks online here.
Ravi S. Bhalla was Hoboken’s mayor from 2017 to 2026. In November 2025, he was elected to represent the 32nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly. Prior to being mayor, he was a City Council member from 2009 to 2018. He was the first Sikh mayor in New Jersey. There was a two-day gap in ‘mayoral coverage’ for the city between when former Mayor Bhalla was sworn to the Legislature and incoming Mayor Jabbour was sworn to the post. For two days, City Council President Jim Doyle was the town’s interim mayor.
Mikie Sherill was elected to be the Governor of New Jersey in November of 2025. She will be sworn into office on January 20th, 2026, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
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