NYC just announced a free perk parents have been asking for

Parents can register for the city’s first free ‘Parents’ Night Out’ program, with spots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zohran Mamdani just offered to babysit 500 New York City children. Well, kind of.This week, the 34-year-old mayor announced a city-wide Parents’ Night Out. The city-sponsored event will offer free childcare for up to 500 NYC children on Aug. 16 for four hours. “Every parent knows that a few hours to yourself can feel like a luxury. It shouldn’t be,” Mamdani said in a prepared speech introducing the event.