Two state lawmakers running against Eric Adams in this year’s Democratic mayoral primary took the chance to attack him in person over his budget cuts to New York City child care programs during a marathon Albany budget hearing on Tuesday.
State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens) and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens) both pressed Adams on why his recently released preliminary budget included $300 million in cuts to programs such as universal preschool — also known as 3-K.