Zohran Mamdani wants to make universal child care a reality in NYC. Here's a look at the costs, and the savings.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won his way into City Hall on a campaign that promised to make the city more affordable for working class residents. Part of those policies involve something known as universal child care.

Mamdani has called on the city to establish free, high-quality child care for children 6 weeks to 5 years old -- something previously introduced in the City Council . He also wants to increase wages for child care workers to be in line with public school teachers .

"The best way to keep families in New York City is to make it cheaper to raise one here," Mamdani says in a video on his campaign website , adding he plans to open more child care centers by sharing space with the Department of Education, subsidizing commercial rent and easing regulati