New York City will add 2,000 new 3-K seats across all five boroughs, doubling an earlier expansion plan, according to the mayor’s office. The rollout includes an equitable waitlist process and a reopened child care center in Brooklyn.
New York City will add 2,000 new 3-K seats across all five boroughs, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on May 18, 2026.
The city said the expansion doubles an earlier plan to add 1,000 seats and will be paired with an equitable waitlist process that prioritizes family choice, sibling preference and proximity.
The announcement also includes the reopening of a previously vacant child care center at 129 Van Brunt St. in Brooklyn as part of the rollout.
Officials did not immediately say how many seats will be added in each borough or ZIP code, or when all of the new seats will begin serving families.
The latest plan builds on earlier reporting in March that the administration was already preparing to expand 3-K access. The new announcement broadens that effort and adds a concrete site to the city’s child care network.
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