NEW YORK – Yesterday, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) celebrated World Read Aloud Day with events in all five boroughs.

Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David C. Banks joined World Read Aloud Day founder Pam Allyn at P.S. 123 in Harlem to read to a group of third graders.

Mayor Adams read Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou, while Chancellor Banks and Ms. Allyn read I Am Golden by Eva Chen and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. And John Archambault, respectively.

Photos of the events can be found here. The videos will be published on NYC Public Schools’ social media channels.