Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday that New York City will add 10,000 more seats to its free childcare program for two-year-olds, expanding the 2-K initiative to cover all school districts in the Bronx and Staten Island by fall 2027. The move aims to stem an exodus of young families from the city, where the under-five population fell 18% between April 2020 and July 2024, driven by high childcare and housing costs.
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Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City