The New York City childcare system provides for 100,000 children. But recent trends show that the federal government is not giving as much money as in previous years, and the NY State Family Court is in disarray. The Bloomberg administration is not providing our children what they need, but you wont hear this from the wealthy New Yorkers and business people and the newspaper publishers who have joined his team.

As City Plans Child Care Improvements, Funding Tightens

New York City Child Care Funding by Program Source

Mayor Bloomberg also told us when he took over the public school system that he would improve the harassment of "special" students. This has proved to be untrue, as a study of the state shows:

From Teasing to Torment

The bullying of children inside NY state and city schools is worse than ever. When a parent or child becomes "difficult" - as defined by the Bloomberg/Klein administration - they are punished in the following ways: the child is harassed or suspended, and is given an unfair hearing with no possibility of an appeal; parents are threatened with a visit by the Agency For Child Services (ACS), told they are "crazy", or, like me, " a liar" and "a child abuser" and no lawyer will take the case. If a parent sues, like I did, Pro Se, then the judge may make up a reason for dismissing the case, as US District Court Judge George Daniels did in my case. With the Corporation Counsels Martin Bowe and Michael Cardozo, a "signed settlement for $2000" was attested to in papers submitted by the New York City Law Department. I asked to see these papers because I had never signed a settlement agreement for my daughter, but Judge Daniels dismissed my case based on this false claim.

I wrote an appeal of this decision and paid $255 for the Appeal at the Court of Appeals. When I had heard nothing from them as to when I should submit my brief for argument, I made a visit to the Court to find out when I should provide my brief, and I was told that the computer had no record of my submission.

That's the way it is in New York City.