Zohran Mamdani’s youngster care plan for New York has stunning momentum

It seemed like one in every of Zohran Mamdani’s most formidable guarantees.

Between a $6 billion price tag and the complexity of hiring and coaching potentially thousands of educators, the mayoral candidate’s proposal to supply common youngster care in New York Metropolis drew widespread skepticism throughout final yr’s marketing campaign. Although 71 p.c of probably voters supported the proposal in one poll, solely about 50 p.c thought he may really get it accomplished. Annie Lowrey at The Atlantic wrote that it “would require a mammoth tax hike that Albany would wish to approve, which it has proven no real interest in doing.”