Zohran Mamdani: “It costs a family about $20,000 a year per child [for…”

“So when we ask ourselves how can we make it easier to raise a child in the city, the answer always comes back to childcare because It costs a family about $20,000 a year per child [for childcare]. And so when you make that free, you transform what's possible in the city. So there's nearly half a million under five year olds in New York City, but just 2,000 places coming with this first tranche that you've announced, is it enough?” (02:05–02:17)

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