New Delhi, March 10 -- "More than half of all school districts" in New York will get 1,000 more 3-K seats by fall 2026, announced Mayor Zohran Mamdani. This will push the total number of 3-K slots above 40,000.

The 3-K program offers free, full-day education to three-year-olds before they start kindergarten. Any parent in New York City, regardless of occupation, income, or immigration status, is eligible to enrol their children in the program.

The Mamdani administration said the new 1,000 seats will welcome students from 56 ZIP codes across the five boroughs - Five zip codes in the Bronx, six on Staten Island, eight in Brooklyn, 16 in Manhattan and 21 in Queens.

In an Instagram post, Mamdani said, "Kids grow fast, and so do we. This fa...