{"id":376967,"date":"2026-10-19T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/376967\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:10:34","slug":"nyc-mayor-mamdani-expands-2-k-program-with-10000-more-seats-across-every-borough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/376967\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Mamdani expands 2-K program with 10,000 more seats across every borough"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City’s 2-K program is expanding with 10,000 more seats being added across every borough.<\/p>\n

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that more than 12,000 children across the city will have access to 2-K<\/a> starting in fall 2027.<\/p>\n

The initial rollout<\/a> of the free childcare program for 2-year-olds included 2,000 seats<\/a> for residents of Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. Staten Island was notably left out.<\/p>\n

Now, all of Staten Island and every Bronx school district will have 2-K seats available. The city is also expanding capacity in the five districts already offering the program.<\/p>\n

“For far too many New York City families, the joy of welcoming a child comes with a terrifying set of questions: How will I afford child care? Will I need to give up my job? Will I be forced to leave the city I love? Today, for 10,000 more families, we have an answer,” Mamdani said. “From Co-op City in the Bronx to Staten Island’s South Shore, we’re bringing 2-K to every borough and making New York City more affordable for working people. Families have told us what they need. Together with Governor Hochul, we are delivering.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

More than 5,700 families applied for the initial program, which operated on a full-day, full-year schedule<\/a>. It runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 260 days a year.<\/p>\n

The state funded the first 2,000 seats and previously said it would pay for the program’s first two years.<\/p>\n

Each seat is expected to save families an average of $26,000 a year. <\/p>\n

More information about the fall 2027 application timeline will be announced in the coming weeks, according to city officials.<\/p>\n

The following school districts will have 2-K seats in addition to every district on Staten Island and in the Bronx:<\/p>\n

Manhattan<\/p>\n

School District 4:\u00a0East Harlem; Randall’s IslandSchool District 5: Central Harlem; East Harlem; Manhattanville \/ West Harlem; Morningside Heights; Hamilton Heights \/ Sugar Hill<\/p>\n

Brooklyn<\/p>\n

School District 16: Bedford-Stuyvesant, including Stuyvesant Heights; as well as parts of northern Crown Heights and Ocean HillSchool District 17: Crown Heights; Prospect Lefferts Gardens; Wingate; Prospect Heights; Flatbush; East Flatbush; as well as parts of Erasmus, Farragut, Rugby, Remsen Village, Ocean Hill and BrownsvilleSchool District 19: East New York; New Lots; Cypress Hills; City Line; Spring Creek; Starrett City; as well as parts of Ocean Hill, Brownsville and CanarsieSchool District 20: Bay Ridge; Fort Hamilton; Dyker Heights; Bath Beach; as well as parts of Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Sunset Park, Kensington, Gravesend, Mapleton \/ western Midwood and western FlatbushSchool District 21: Coney Island; Sea Gate; Brighton Beach; Gravesend; Homecrest; Mapleton \/ Ocean Parkway; Midwood; as well as parts of Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Madison and western FlatbushSchool District 32: Bushwick; as well as parts of East Williamsburg and northern Bedford-Stuyvesant<\/p>\n

Queens<\/p>\n

School District 24: Corona, including North Corona; Elmhurst; Maspeth; Middle Village; Ridgewood; Glendale; Sunnyside; Woodside; as well as parts of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Rego Park, Woodhaven, Forest Hills and Long Island CitySchool District 28: Rego Park; Forest Hills; Kew Gardens; Briarwood; Jamaica Hills; Jamaica; South Jamaica; Richmond Hill; South Richmond Hill; South Ozone Park; Baisley Park; Rochdale Village; Springfield Gardens; as well as parts of Kew Gardens Hills, Hillcrest, St. Albans, Glendale, Corona and ElmhurstSchool District 29: Queens Village; Cambria Heights; Hollis; St. Albans; Laurelton; Rosedale; Springfield Gardens; Brookville; portions of Bellerose, Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, Hillcrest, Jamaica Hills, Jamaica and South Jamaica<\/p>\n

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