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It's Monday in New York City, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani's free child care promises are changing the calculation for families who want another kid.
"It's not making me be like, time to start trying now ... but it is a huge, huge, huge thing to add on the pro column," said Paola Rodelas, 38, who lives in Bushwick with her 1-year-old son.
Here's how Mamdani's pitch — which includes immediate plans for free 2K and eventual plans for universal child care for 6-week-olds — is factoring into families' decisions.
Police are searching for a man accused of smearing feces on a Brooklyn Heights mosque earlier this month in an incident being investigated as a hate crime.
The "status" Upper East Side birthing center named for Alexandra Cohen, the wife of the Mets owner, gives new mothers Chanel goodie bags — but also, allegedly, dirty rooms and, in one case, fleas.
Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly are pushing plans to revive a dormant free bus pilot program Mamdani helped pass as a lawmaker three years ago.
Travelers at high risk of detention should reconsider flying, according to immigration attorneys. That includes individuals without permanent legal status, with pending criminal charges, and those with final orders of removal.
