Reply To: UPK in NYC – What is the issue?

The city wants at least 6 hours and twenty minutes AVERAGE per day every week.

The OU article said that each session had to be 6 hours & 20 minutes, not an average.

Orthodox Union: Mayor De Blasio’s Changes to UPK Program are Inadequate

If you want the government’s money, you may have to compromise in certain areas, like davening specifically on Fridays in the winter, where you can still have an 8:00 to 2:20 class period and be home for Shabbos.