"But as many New Yorkers - and many powerful elected officials - agree, child care is broken in the city. A push for universal child care is an early shared priority for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul. And child care already emerged as a talking point in the internal race for City Council speaker. Council Member Julie Menin, who is seen as a more moderate member who wouldn't fall in line with all of Mamdani's policies,"
"But in a new proposal shared exclusively with City & State, Council Member and speaker candidate Amanda Farías is pitching a more concentrated program targeted to members and staff of the council itself. Under her proposal, the "Council Cares Division" would offer child care at or near 250 Broadway, where most of the council works, and operate 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the work week, with emergency drop-in options."
A majority-female New York City Council includes many new parents and finds child care systemically broken. Universal child care is an early priority shared by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul and has surfaced in the internal speaker contest. Council members across ideological lines, including Julie Menin and Crystal Hudson, have signaled support for expanded child care. Amanda Farías proposed a Council Cares Division offering care at or near 250 Broadway, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with emergency drop-ins, and suggested funding via speaker discretionary vouchers with a rough $25 million estimate and no official cost analysis.
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