NYC Mayor Mamdani Teams With Cardi B to Promote Childcare Program
The Bronx-born rapper is also asking fans to help come up with a jingle for the initiative.
Screenshot from "Cardi B and the Mayor announc: 2-K is coming to New York!"
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is teaming with Cardi B to promote a new initiative for local families. They are joining forces to promote the release of 2-K program applications for New York residents. According to CBS News, the Childcare for All program expects to start in the fall, with 2,000 seats available for families to apply for.
The 2-K program helps children get an early start to education, and also provides free childcare for working parents—something that resonates with Cardi.
“Sometimes, us women, we can’t really go forward because we don’t have nobody to help us take care of our kids,” she said.
Submissions open June 2 with a deadline of June 26. Families can expect to hear if their child has gained a spot in August.
Cardi is inviting fans to join the promotion through a jingle competition. New Yorkers can submit original 15 to 30-second jingles— about turning in their 2-K applications.
“As Cardi B says: ‘I can get ’em both. I don’t wanna choose.’ With universal child care, New Yorkers won’t have to,” Mamdani said in a statement. “For too long, families have been forced to choose between affordable care and staying in the city they love. Now, they can have both—free care in the greatest city in the world.”
Mamdani is preparing to roll out the Childcare For All program. Partnering with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, this first-year rollout will pave the way for increased spending and more families to take part in the 2-K program.
