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Zohran Mamdani: “Plan to provide 12,000 seats next year on a path to a seat…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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The Root's Exclusive Interview With NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Published | Video Starts at 00:40

It's my focus because it's New Yorker's focus. And after housing, childcare is the most expensive things for working families. And what we have done is secure a $1.2 billion agreement with the governor Plan to provide 12,000 seats next year on a path to a seat for every single two-year-old by the end of four years. And sometimes politics for New Yorkers, it feels as if it's almost irrelevant to their day to day struggles. But when you're saving more than $20,000 a year, that feels very relevant. (00:40–00:55)

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Asserts a plan to provide 12,000 childcare seats next year and universal coverage in four years.

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