During his 2025 campaign, Zohran Mamdani made three bold promises to New Yorkers: free buses, a rent freeze and childcare for all. Now, the mayor-elect told FOX 5 NY’s Morgan McKay that he and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul are closing in on a plan to make one of these pledges a reality. What they're saying: "The governor has said that 2026 is the year of childcare … We're going into fiscal year 2027, and we want to continue to deliver on the agenda that we ran on.