Source: Michael Elsen-Rooney, New York Daily News
January 26, 2021
The article reports that neighborhoods that have been affected the most by COVID-19 (primarily low-income, urban, minority communities) will get new preschool seats. The New York City Department of Education plans to seek bigs from childcare providers to operate new city-funded programs. This is occurring while some NYC boroughs, such as Manhattan, are losing preschool seats to charter school enrollment amidst the pandemic.