Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
New seats in 56 ZIP codes will make 3-K truly universal
NEW YORK, NY — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced on Staten Island a major expansion of 3-K across all five boroughs. The City will add more than 1,000 new seats in 56 ZIP codes – moving New York closer to making 3-K truly universal for the first time.
Beginning this September, families in five ZIP codes in the Bronx, six on Staten Island, eight in Brooklyn, 16 in Manhattan and 21 in Queens will see expanded 3-K access, delivering on the Mamdani Administration’s commitment to fix and strengthen the program.
The Mamdani Administration will add 3-K seats in more than half of the City’s 32 school districts this fall, including:
Bronx (Districts 8 & 11):
• 10461 — Westchester Square, Pelham Bay, Morris Park
• 10462 — Parkchester, Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Little Yemen
• 10465 — Country Club, Edgewater Park, Throgs Neck
• 10469 — Eastchester
• 10475 — Co-op City
Staten Island (District 31):
• 10302 — Port Richmond
• 10306 — New Dorp, Bay Terrace, Richmond, Lighthouse Hill, Midland Beach, New Dorp Beach, Oakwood
• 10307 — Tottenville
• 10308 — Great Kills
• 10309 — Charleston, Prince’s Bay, Pleasant Plains, Rossville, Woodrow
• 10312 — Rossville, Eltingville, Woodrow, Arden Heights, Annadale, Aspen Knolls, Village Greens, Eltingville, Prince’s Bay
Brooklyn (Districts 13, 14, 15, 20 & 21)
• 11201 — DUMBO, Downtown Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Vinegar Hill
• 11214 — Bath Beach, Gravesend, Bensonhurst
• 11217 — Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Heights
• 11218 — Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park
• 11222 — Greenpoint
• 11229 — Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, Madison, Midwood, Gerritsen Beach
• 11234 — Bergen Beach, Georgetown, Canarsie, Flatlands, Marine Park, Mill Basin
• 11238 — Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill
Manhattan (Districts 2, 3 & 6):
• 10003 — Gramercy, Bowery, Ukrainian Village, NoHo, East Village, Union Square
• 10010 — Gramercy, Flatiron, Kips Bay
• 10011 — Chelsea, West Village
• 10012 — Greenwich Village, SoHo
• 10014 — Greenwich Village, West Village
• 10017 — Midtown East
• 10018 — Midtown West
• 10021 — Upper East Side, Lenox Hill
• 10022 — Midtown East
• 10024 — Upper West Side
• 10025 — Upper West Side, Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights
• 10036 — Midtown West, Hell’s Kitchen
• 10040 — Inwood, Fort George, Washington Heights
• 10044 — Roosevelt Island
• 10065 — Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
• 10128 — Upper East Side, Yorkville
Queens (Districts 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 30):
• 11004 — Glen Oaks, Floral Park
• 11105 — Ditmars-Steinway, Astoria
• 11109 — Long Island City
• 11356 — College Point
• 11363 — Little Neck, Douglaston
• 11365 — Fresh Meadows, Auburndale, Utopia
• 11368 — Corona, Willets Point
• 11370 — Jackson Heights, Astoria Heights, East Elmhurst
• 11372 — Jackson Heights
• 11375 — Forest Hills
• 11378 — Maspeth
• 11379 — Middle Village
• 11385 — Ridgewood, Glendale
• 11418 — Richmond Hill
• 11420 — Ozone Park
• 11423 — Hollis
• 11426 — Bellerose, Bellerose Manor
• 11432 — Jamaica
• 11433 — Jamaica
• 11436 — Jamaica, Ozone Park
• 11691 — Far Rockaway, Edgemere, Bayswater
These 56 ZIP codes were selected based on historical enrollment patterns, early application data and potential provider capacity.
Families who have already applied to 3-K do not need to take any action at this time. As new programs are confirmed and added to MySchools, NYC Public Schools will notify families in those communities. Families may update their applications to include newly available programs until April 24, 2026.
First announced on the eighth day of the Administration in partnership with Governor Kathy Hochul, the expansion is part of the Mamdani Administration’s aggressive push to deliver universal child care. Building on the City’s recent Request for Information (RFI), which is bringing new providers into the City’s child care network for the first time in five years, both new and existing providers will open additional 3-K seats in these 56 ZIP codes.
As the City expands 3-K options, increasing services and program availability for children with disabilities where there is unmet need will be a priority.
Today’s announcement follows the City’s recent launch of the four areas of the city that will receive the first 2,000 2-K seats. That program will grow to 12,000 across all five boroughs next year and reach full universality within the next four years.
March 10, 2026
New seats in 56 ZIP codes will make 3-K truly universal
NEW YORK, NY — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced on Staten Island a major expansion of 3-K across all five boroughs. The City will add more than 1,000 new seats in 56 ZIP codes – moving New York closer to making 3-K truly universal for the first time.
Beginning this September, families in five ZIP codes in the Bronx, six on Staten Island, eight in Brooklyn, 16 in Manhattan and 21 in Queens will see expanded 3-K access, delivering on the Mamdani Administration’s commitment to fix and strengthen the program.
The Mamdani Administration will add 3-K seats in more than half of the City’s 32 school districts this fall, including:
Bronx (Districts 8 & 11):
• 10461 — Westchester Square, Pelham Bay, Morris Park
• 10462 — Parkchester, Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Little Yemen
• 10465 — Country Club, Edgewater Park, Throgs Neck
• 10469 — Eastchester
• 10475 — Co-op City
Staten Island (District 31):
• 10302 — Port Richmond
• 10306 — New Dorp, Bay Terrace, Richmond, Lighthouse Hill, Midland Beach, New Dorp Beach, Oakwood
• 10307 — Tottenville
• 10308 — Great Kills
• 10309 — Charleston, Prince’s Bay, Pleasant Plains, Rossville, Woodrow
• 10312 — Rossville, Eltingville, Woodrow, Arden Heights, Annadale, Aspen Knolls, Village Greens, Eltingville, Prince’s Bay
Brooklyn (Districts 13, 14, 15, 20 & 21)
• 11201 — DUMBO, Downtown Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Vinegar Hill
• 11214 — Bath Beach, Gravesend, Bensonhurst
• 11217 — Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Heights
• 11218 — Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park
• 11222 — Greenpoint
• 11229 — Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, Madison, Midwood, Gerritsen Beach
• 11234 — Bergen Beach, Georgetown, Canarsie, Flatlands, Marine Park, Mill Basin
• 11238 — Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill
Manhattan (Districts 2, 3 & 6):
• 10003 — Gramercy, Bowery, Ukrainian Village, NoHo, East Village, Union Square
• 10010 — Gramercy, Flatiron, Kips Bay
• 10011 — Chelsea, West Village
• 10012 — Greenwich Village, SoHo
• 10014 — Greenwich Village, West Village
• 10017 — Midtown East
• 10018 — Midtown West
• 10021 — Upper East Side, Lenox Hill
• 10022 — Midtown East
• 10024 — Upper West Side
• 10025 — Upper West Side, Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights
• 10036 — Midtown West, Hell’s Kitchen
• 10040 — Inwood, Fort George, Washington Heights
• 10044 — Roosevelt Island
• 10065 — Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
• 10128 — Upper East Side, Yorkville
Queens (Districts 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 30):
• 11004 — Glen Oaks, Floral Park
• 11105 — Ditmars-Steinway, Astoria
• 11109 — Long Island City
• 11356 — College Point
• 11363 — Little Neck, Douglaston
• 11365 — Fresh Meadows, Auburndale, Utopia
• 11368 — Corona, Willets Point
• 11370 — Jackson Heights, Astoria Heights, East Elmhurst
• 11372 — Jackson Heights
• 11375 — Forest Hills
• 11378 — Maspeth
• 11379 — Middle Village
• 11385 — Ridgewood, Glendale
• 11418 — Richmond Hill
• 11420 — Ozone Park
• 11423 — Hollis
• 11426 — Bellerose, Bellerose Manor
• 11432 — Jamaica
• 11433 — Jamaica
• 11436 — Jamaica, Ozone Park
• 11691 — Far Rockaway, Edgemere, Bayswater
These 56 ZIP codes were selected based on historical enrollment patterns, early application data and potential provider capacity.
Families who have already applied to 3-K do not need to take any action at this time. As new programs are confirmed and added to MySchools, NYC Public Schools will notify families in those communities. Families may update their applications to include newly available programs until April 24, 2026.
First announced on the eighth day of the Administration in partnership with Governor Kathy Hochul, the expansion is part of the Mamdani Administration’s aggressive push to deliver universal child care. Building on the City’s recent Request for Information (RFI), which is bringing new providers into the City’s child care network for the first time in five years, both new and existing providers will open additional 3-K seats in these 56 ZIP codes.
As the City expands 3-K options, increasing services and program availability for children with disabilities where there is unmet need will be a priority.
Today’s announcement follows the City’s recent launch of the four areas of the city that will receive the first 2,000 2-K seats. That program will grow to 12,000 across all five boroughs next year and reach full universality within the next four years.
March 10, 2026
