Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is championing free childcare for every kid 6 weeks to 5 years, turbocharging de Blasio’s pre-K while hitting NYC’s affordability crisis where it hurts most. Funded by hiking taxes on $1M+ earners and corporations, this covers the 1M+ families drowning in costs—think nannies quit, parents thrive. His transition pros are prioritizing it, with polls showing 70% fan frenzy for the game-changer.
Zohran’s no-talk hero: won budget wins before, now scaling for working moms in Brownsville to babysitters in the Bronx. Critics whine “unaffordable,” but his math adds up—redirect billionaire bucks to babies.
Fan Fever Peaks
Guardian profiles him as “visionary,” with childcare as the crown jewel beside $30 wages and 200K homes. Zohran’s delivering dignity for parents, one policy at a time.