Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani described a complex and expensive expansion of child care in New York City that would add programs for 2-year-olds.
The announcement came days into the term of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, a democratic socialist who ran on a promise to make child care free for all New York City children under 5.
A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of Democrats’ few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.
Anna Bahr, who leads communications for the Vermont senator and worked on his presidential campaign, is the latest appointee to a high-profile role in the Mamdani administration.
Anna Bahr, center, the communications director for Senator Bernie Sanders, left, will leave his office to join the administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right.