Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon, democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Jumaane Williams, and former Speaker of the New York City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito joined childcare providers on Friday, today at Esther’s Beauty Salon on Walton Avenue to celebrate the vital commitment of home child care providers who care for our children. Together, with small business owners, they also addressed the racist ad released by Governor Cuomo and his running mate Kathy Hochul.
Cynthia and Jumaane support the greatest expansion of child care in the history of New York State by adding 100,000 subsidized child care slots, and once elected, Governor Nixon will invest in supporting the workforce in order to improve the quality of child care opportunities.
Above - Candidate for New York State Governor Cynthia Nixon talks about the problems which child care providers face in trying to run the small business they are providing to the community.
Below - Councilman Jumaane Williams and candidate for Lieutenant Governor addresses a question from a New York 1 reporter about his closing of a small business, and the debt he owes on the business.
Above - Candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Jumaane Williams, and former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito listen to the problems of not only running a business in the Bronx, but a child care business.
Below - Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito speaks to some of the regulations the state places on child care facilities.
