We've seen a lot of bad ideas coming from the socialist mayor of New York City.
But the latest idea from Zohran Mamdani has people talking and responding with an immediate, visceral reaction.
It's a new program to watch your children for four hours, so you can have a night out. All parents have to do is drop your kids off with government employees you don't know. Would you do this?
NYC, Zohran Mamdani is offering free babysitting so parents can have a date night.
— Brookerteejones (@Brookerteejones) August 6, 2026
Would you drop your children off to random babysitters at a city location in NYC? pic.twitter.com/gtnC8p7r9G
Social media creator Brooker Tee Jones said:
Many people are saying there is no way on Earth they would bring their children to a random park in the city and let random people watch them. Even people are saying, "Well, this is a great way to indoctrinate children." Others are saying Zohran Mamdani is trying to do something nice for the parents here in New York City.
Would you ever drop your children off at a park and have random people watch them, especially in New York City?
According to the city, you can drop kids off at a recreation center run by NYC Parks. There's one in each of the five boroughs in New York City. And they're accepting up to 500 kids. You have to register in advance, and dinner will be provided. But you wouldn't have to pay for the program.
While parents recharge, run errands, enjoy a date night or simply take time for themselves, children will spend the evening participating in supervised games, sports and fitness activities, arts and crafts, media education programs and nature exploration with Urban Park Rangers, all led by trained NYC Parks staff.
The visceral reaction many immediately had? No way, no how, were they dropping their kids off with people they didn't know at a park/recreation center. I don't think I saw one positive reaction to this idea in response to the video.
Right now, it's just one night on August 16. But it sounds like they might have thoughts to do it in the future too, probably depending on how it comes off.
Mamdani said:
Making New York City more affordable isn’t just about lowering costs, it’s about giving people back their time. This administration is committed to making it easier to raise a family in the greatest city in the world.”
So let's think about this for a second.
It isn't the role of the government to provide parents with a night out. And how much is this going to take from taxpayers, because taxpayers are paying for this exercise in making Mamdani look "caring"? And would you get the functional equivalent of folks from the Quality Learing Center?
Then, too, if you have 500 kids show up at one of these centers, how many people have they engaged to watch the 500 kids, and have they even vetted them? I can think of a thousand ways that can go wrong, from simple fights between kids to some really bad things that could occur.
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People didn't hold back.
Oh Hell No https://t.co/Wj7hpdNK51
— Jane (@OrthoA) August 8, 2026
This ranks higher in the "do not trust" category than gas station sushi or Hillary Clinton.
— Piper (@PiperSebring) August 8, 2026
And seriously, it takes a lot for me to trust something less than those two things.
Editor’s Note: New York City is now facing the consequences of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist takeover.
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