Denver mayor chats with Zohran Mamdani about affordable childcare – Denver Gazette

Denver mayor chats with Zohran Mamdani about affordable childcare  Denver Gazette

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston this weekend spoke with with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on how to make housing, childcare and transit more affordable. Mike Johnston also spoke with the New York City mayor about affordable housing, transit and NBA basketball at the Urban20 Summit Denver Mayor Mike Johnston this weekend shared a conversation with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on how to make housing, childcare and transit more affordable. That’s according to a post from Johnston’s Instagram that showed Denver’s mayor riding alongside Mamdani in an open-air bus ride in New York City at the Urban20 Summit, a gathering of mayors from major cities. Mamdani, a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America, made free childcare for children 5 and under one of his signature policy priorities during his successful run for New York mayor.

Johnston earlier this month announced his reelection campaign and plans to provide universal childcare for children 3 and younger. Jon Ewing, a spokesman for Johnston, told The Denver Gazette on Monday there were no specifics to share from the meeting of the mayors. “Mayor Johnston and Mamdani have a similar list of priorities: affordability, childcare, homelessness, connectivity, the possibility of the Nuggets playing the Knicks in the NBA Finals, etc.,” Ewing said. “The great thing about events like this one are