You know, I'll be honest with you that we were able to secure this partnership with Governor Hochul on delivering universal childcare within the first two weeks of our administration. More than a billion dollars in state funding to not just fix childcare for three year olds, but to start to deliver universal child care for two year olds. That is something that will transform thousands of New Yorkers lives. And as we both know, after housing, childcare is the number one cost for families in the city. (01:49–01:58)
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