New York City parents could soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds under a new partnership announced Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Speaking at the Flatbush ...

Some New Yorkers hope that raising a child in the city could become more affordable thanks to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans for free child care and preschool. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons When Mayor Zohran ...

New York’s child-care debate is being sold as a budget question. It’s not: It’s a child-outcomes question. Credit to Mayor Zohran Mamdani for putting this issue front and center. My party — the family ...

More day care subsidies for New York parents with low or modest incomes. More pre-K classes for 4-year-olds. Test programs in three counties that offer affordable care for kids younger than 3. Those ...

New York has taken the first step toward significantly expanding access to free and low-cost child care for children under the age of five in the state, as part of a plan expected to save local ...

Gov. Hochul said Tuesday she expects New York City’s 2-Care program will serve a total of about 30,000 kids — thousands of slots short of what advocates say is needed for Mayor Mamdani to fulfill his ...

When Kathy Hochul announced her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, the more moderate governor stressed that while she had distinct policy differences with him, the two had areas of ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced plans to increase access to universal pre-kindergarten, boost child care subsidies by $1.2 billion, increase the child care workforce and simplify the ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan for free child care for 2-year-olds on Thursday. The two met in Brooklyn to announce the 2-Care program, as they try to ...

Gov. Hochul pledged Thursday to help New York City establish a free child care program for 2-year-olds, a major step toward implementing one of Mayor Mamdani’s key campaign promises but without ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's ambitious campaign pledge to offer universal child care took a significant step forward Thursday. Appearing together, Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a major boon for the ...