Mayor Eric Adams faces significant backlash over proposed budget cuts to New York City's early childhood education programs, including 3-K and Pre-K, totaling $170 million. Despite restoring $500 million in education funds, Adams is under pressure from the City Council to add more. The cuts have resulted in over 2,500 children being wait-listed for 3-K, contradicting Adams' promise that every child who wants a seat will get one. City officials have not clarified how many early childhood seats will be lost.
Promises were made by @NYCMayor but promises were not kept. We must fully fund 3-K in this year’s budget. https://t.co/59U5Zgevcp
Our Grants Coordinator, Juanita Secor, spent Thursday at City Hall advocating for critical #BroSis youth programs in this year's FY25 budget! We thank @NYCSpeakerAdams @CMShaunAbreu and @RitaJosephNYC for their continued advocacy for NYC's youth! https://t.co/aFUOK06Ceg
Thousands of NYC parents were informed yesterday that they didn't receive a 3-K seat, despite the Mayor's pledge that one would be available for every child. 3-K has been a lifeline for working families and must be fully funded in this year's budget. https://t.co/itbJ6fxMTE
The Dept. of Children, Youth, & Families is facing a $24M cut, part of the city's budget deficit, & now several children's summer programs are on the chopping block. Much of the funding was used to offset costs for low-income families. via @kellywaldro https://t.co/uWoXOqbdAc
NYC once sold a promise of free pre-K as an unusual benefit designed to make it easier to raise children in an increasingly unaffordable city. Yesterday, about 2,500 saw that promise broken. https://t.co/3rTzMZrj1F
"City Hall scrambled this week to reassure parents that their kids would receive a spot in a popular free 3K program, even though some had received notifications that no space was available at any of their chosen locations." https://t.co/LYwYVUEnCz
After NYC parents are denied 3K seats, City Hall says there is plenty of room https://t.co/VbaStlcVol
Mayor Eric Adams has promised over and over that every parent who wants a 3-K seat for their child will get one. But these parents got letters Thursday telling them their kid didn’t get a spot: https://t.co/ZgSWIrVCUB
Celebrating #OlderAmericansMonth today at @BKLYNlibrary’s 8th Annual Older Adult Resource Fair! That reminds me… it’s Executive Budget Hearing day for the Committee on Aging! Mayor Adams plans to slash MILLIONS from older adult services and programs, including our libraries! 1/ https://t.co/MxANQiUFCG
Despite cuts to early childhood education funding, City Hall has remained adamant that “every child who wants a 3-K or pre-K seat will have one.” Some families say otherwise. https://t.co/CIrh9OSEbc
Over 2,000 New York City children have been wait-listed for 3-K, leaving families scrambling to find other child care options. This comes after Mayor Adams promised every child who wanted a spot in the free program could have one. @AliBaumanTV reports. https://t.co/7gGQc0kN4k
Today, @liveonny hosted their 29th Annual Aging Advocacy Day with older adults from District 45 and across NYC. Honored to have stood alongside older adults today to #AdvocateforAgingNYC, and thank @MillenniumDev and @copousa for continually championing the needs of older adults. https://t.co/7wpEkeMaXR
Members of the NYC Council grilled education officials about funding for school meals at a budget hearing, raising questions about how Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will sate students’ growing appetites in cafeterias while seeking budget cuts. https://t.co/iqqaipxIRB https://t.co/t4XdJEpRVN
When universal pre-k was rolled out, it was a financial lifeline for so many NYC families. I can't imagine the gut punch parents are feeling after learning they didn't get a 3-K slot for their child. https://t.co/JKzGLdIuTJ
$170M proposed cuts to 3K and PreK are alarming—every family deserves a seat! Special preschool programs and vital K-12 initiatives are at risk too. @NYCProgressives and I are committed to protecting the children of NYC’s future in the final budget. https://t.co/ndXZjADj4k
.@NYCMayor has repeatedly vowed that all families who want a 3-K seat could get one. But after the city made offers today, some families say they didn't get a seat. https://t.co/ZzYwZpauTe
Nearly 1 in 5 NYers is an older adult. Yet, @NYCAging makes up LESS THAN 0.5% of the city’s entire budget. Despite that, Mayor Adams is proposing drastic cuts that could shutter older adult centers citywide and hinder vital case management services. Older adults deserve better. https://t.co/hyg6WXOn3e
Mayor Adams’ budget cuts raise concerns about NYC school food https://t.co/1CZ2OOHByf
City Council members pressed Schools Chancellor David Banks on cuts to the city’s popular 3-K program at a budget hearing. "The last time you were here, you said we would restore it ... What's the plan for that?" https://t.co/vPZktraWfM
UPDATE: Despite already restoring $500 million in education funds to his budget, Mayor Adams is under pressure from the City Council to add more. @MKramerTV reports. https://t.co/fCDtBBuEqZ
As potential challengers like @scottmstringer & @zellnor4ny test their own msgs against @NYCMayor, @LincolnRestler grills his education officials about preK budget cuts - potentially one of Adams' biggest political vulnerabilities, despite his rationale that seats were empty. https://t.co/3alL9hbSC1
City officials declined to clarify how many early childhood seats the nation’s largest school system stands to lose as Mayor Eric Adams pares back its popular preschool program. https://t.co/ORyaMLVGk6