- Gov. Hochul is set to announce a free child care program for 2-year-olds along with Mayor Mamdani on Thursday, a major first step toward implementing one of the mayor’s key campaign promises w/ @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/08/h...
- 2-Care will launch in NYC's "high-needs" neighborhoods this fall, before expanding citywide by the 2029-30 school year. The state will fund it for the first two years. It's not clear what will happen after then.
- The gov's office says there's enough money in the budget to fund it next school year without tax hikes. Again, unclear what happens after then.
- Gang’s all here for Hochul’s child care announcement: Mayor Mamdani, his schools chancellor Kamar Samuels, Council Speaker Julie Menin, child care advocate Rebecca Bailin — and many, many others.
- “The era of empty promises ends with the two of us,” Hochul says, standing next to Mamdani.
- Mamdani takes an early victory lap for this first phase of a dramatic child care expansion: “To those who think that the promises of the campaign cannot survive once confronted with the realities of government, today is your answer.”Jan 8, 2026 16:23
