Another great piece from Karen Yi @gothamist.com about the funding challenges preventing parents from accessing virtually free child care in NYC today: gothamist.com/news/univers...

Child care is a unique industry, so it requires a package of 3 policy reforms to guarantee living wages for all child care workers and a stable, high quality child care system for families. I outline them (and current, bleak wages in the sector) in this new post: www.centernyc.org/urban-matter...

Over 10,000 NYC children are on waitlists for subsidies to help them afford childcare. Expert @lmelodia.bsky.social joined @cbsnewyork.bsky.social to discuss the Child Care Assistance Program and the need for one comprehensive system "that is equitable, high quality, and stable."

Join me at this event this Wednesday evening (1/21) at Bohemian Hall in Astoria for a community conversation about Mayor Mamdani’s child care policies. Come out to get informed, be inspired, and have a drink with your neighbors. Use the code melodia50 to get tickets for just $5 at the link below.

My new report today compiles 2 years of research with family child care providers in NYC. It reveals shockingly low pay of this immigrant women and women of color workforce and shares their recommendations for how to build a path towards universal, high-quality child care. tinyurl.com/m8dxpwyv

First, he was fired for leaking his company’s secrets. Now, he’s part of Musk’s DOGE team and has access to YOUR data, including sensitive information about Social Security, Medicare, and other critical programs. What could possibly go wrong?

Having worked in rural NY for years, I'm not surprised by findings here - that the Trump-Musk agenda to reduce the federal workforce will impact local labor markets across the U.S. and hit small cities the hardest. Check it (+ cool maps) out @urbaninstitute.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...

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