>>508665401/7 mental-health crisis teams dispatched via 988, not police.
โ Expand safe-consumption sites and increase funding for rehabilitation programs.
โข Childcare & Early Childhood Education:
โ Free full-day childcare for ages 0โ5 in public centers.
โ Universal after-school programming for Kโ8.
โข Senior & Disability Services:
โ Increase home-care worker wages to $25/hr.
โ Citywide โAge-Friendly NYCโ initiativesโimproved sidewalks, senior centers in every district.
Education & Youth Opportunities
โข Class-Size Reduction:
โ Hire 10,000 teachers and aides to cap Kโ3 classes at 18 students, high-school classes at 25.
โข Free College & Vocational Training:
โ Reallocate NYPD budget surpluses to fund free CUNY/SUNY tuition for NYC residents.
โ City-subsidized vocational programs in construction trades, green energy, tech.
โข Youth Jobs Corps:
โ $200 million annual summer jobs program for ages 14โ24 with living wages and college-credit options.
โข School-to-Community Hubs:
โ Convert 300 schools into all-day community centers with health, legal aid and recreation services.
Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform
โข Community-Led Safety:
โ Triple funding for Cure Violence and other violence-interruption programs.
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