Chanting: “If we don’t get it — shut it down! “How can we as nurses be inside taking care of patients when we don’t have health care? We need to have good health care so we stay strong, so we can go in there day after day. Nursing is a 24/7 job. We don’t get a break. We’re there to take care of these patients, and that’s what we’re going to do. But we need the health care to do that.” “All parties must return immediately to the negotiating table and not leave. They must bargain in good faith.” “That’s right.” “And they must arrive at a deal that is satisfactory to all, that allows the nurses who work in this city to live in this city.”

“Today, we’re working together with the mayor at this incredible place to announce the first major steps to make child care universal — truly universal — here in New York City, transforming the lives of children and parents all across the state.” “We will build on the city’s existing three-K program, and say, no longer will a family in Flatbush be offered a seat, but have to find out that seat is in Astoria. We will add seats in the neighborhoods where demand has not been met. This will be felt by expanded subsidies for tens of thousands of additional families. It will be felt when parents look at their bank accounts at the end of the year, and see that they have saved more than $20,000 per child.” “And today, I’m proud to announce that New York State is paying the full cost to launch 2-care. For the first time — universal daycare for 2-year-olds, as proposed by Mayor Mamdani. We’re not just paying for one year of the program. We don’t usually go one year out in our budget, but just to let you know how serious we are, we’re taking the unprecedented step to not just commit for the 2027 budget, which I’m working on right now, but also the following year as well to show you we’re in this for the long haul.”