Complex(@Complex):Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first “Parents’ Night Out” gave New York City parents free childcare for four hours on Aug. 16. The NYC Parks program offered children ages 6 to 13 dinner and activities while their caregivers got time to themselves. The NYTimes reported hat some parents went on dates or out to dinner, while others went home to relax, shopped or caught up on laundry. 📸:GETTY

2026.08.19 03:54

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first “Parents’ Night Out” gave New York City parents free childcare for four hours on Aug. 16. The NYC Parks program offered children ages 6 to 13 dinner and activities while their caregivers got time to themselves. The NYTimes reported hat some parents went on dates or out to dinner, while others went home to relax, shopped or caught up on laundry. 📸:GETTY