Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the first New York City neighborhoods where he plans to roll out free child care for 2-year-olds starting this fall.
The communities include parts of Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Southeast Queens, and Central and Eastern Brooklyn. Tuesday’s announcement sets in motion the mayor’s ambitious proposal with Gov. Kathy Hochul to provide free care for 2-year-olds, regardless of their family’s income or immigration status.
“Raising a child takes a village – and it takes a city government willing to step up and tackle the child care crisis head-on,” Mamdani said in a statement. “Launching free 2-K in these four neighborhoods is just the beginning of our work to put money back in New Yorkers’ pockets, strengthen our entire economy and help more families build their lives here.”…