{"id":40254,"date":"2026-04-24T18:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=40254"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:36:27","slug":"mayor-mamdani-nyc-children-open-seven-formerly-vacant-early-childhood-education-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/40254","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani, NYC children open seven formerly vacant early childhood education centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and New York City children cut through “red tape” at a formerly vacant early child childhood education center in Downtown Brooklyn, marking its official opening ahead of the fall term. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Atlantic Avenue center is one of seven previously vacant sites that will open this fall, creating about 240 new 3-K seats citywide.<\/p>\n

The openings follow last week’s announcement that the city would activate long-unused facilities to meet persistent demand for early childhood education.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Mayor\u00a0also announced today the City will add\u00a0roughly 450\u00a03-K seats at community-based organizations this fall, the first phase of a broader expansion aimed at making 3-K truly universal.<\/p>\n

“No family should have to cross borough lines for\u00a0child care\u00a0when the space exists right on their block,” said\u00a0Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n

“For years, these classrooms sat empty while parents were told to wait. Today we’re\u00a0opening doors \u2013 and\u00a0we’re proving that this city can meet the urgency of working families with action, not excuses.”<\/p>\n

“When families can learn, grow and connect within their own communities, children begin their educational journey feeling secure, supported and set up for success,” said\u00a0Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels. “I am proud to expand access to these\u00a0critically-needed\u00a0programs for nearly 700 kids across the\u00a0City, ensuring New York’s Cutest have the strong start they deserve.”<\/p>\n

“The City of New York has been paying rent on a brand-new early childhood center on Atlantic Avenue \u2013 but has refused to open it,” said\u00a0Council Member Lincoln Restler. “Finally, after years of advocacy from my office and our community, the Mamdani administration is delivering on universal 3K at 274 Atlantic and across New York City.”<\/p>\n

As part of its push toward universal\u00a0child care, the Mamdani administration is prioritizing neighborhoods where demand outpaces supply.<\/p>\n

Additional\u202fcenter-based seats\u202fwill be announced after the City completes its review of responses to a Request for Information (RFI) issued earlier this year,\u202falong with planned expansions to\u202ffamily\u202fchild care\u202fnetworks.<\/p>\n

Since taking office, Mayor Mamdani has moved to expand access to\u00a0child care\u00a0across the five boroughs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and New York City children cut through “red tape” at a formerly vacant early child childhood education center in Downtown Brooklyn, marking its official opening ahead of the fall term. \u00a0\u00a0 The Atlantic Avenue center is one of seven previously vacant sites that will open this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":39692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40256,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40254\/revisions\/40256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}