Families grabbed placards declaring "Every Zip Code Deserves Excellence," "Equity is Access," and "Respect Our Choice," while charter school leaders rallied alongside them. By noon, the crowd - representing more than 200 charter schools - spilled out of the park and onto the Brooklyn Bridge to advocate for the education sector. As it did during the 2013 New York City mayoral election, the charter sector has shifted into offense in recent weeks as Democratic Socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani leads the polls.