The city will hire more than 3,700 new public school teachers in an effort to reduce class sizes, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday.

Nearly 750 schools across the five boroughs will see staffing increases during the 2025-2026 school year, Adams said at a news conference.

"These 3,700 new teachers will give our schools the ability to create smaller classes, more nurturing classrooms where all our students can excel and be provided more individualized care,” he said.

“This is an incredible benefit. It’s a game-changer for the educational landscape of our entire city, and it’s going to ensure that we prepare our children for the future that they must embrace that’s ahead of them,” he added.

Reducing class sizes will help the city comply with a state law — being phased in over five years — that caps class sizes in its public schools, the mayor said.

The city Department of Education already hired 1,000 additional teachers for the current school year, he noted.

“As a child that grew up here in Queens, I know how important reducing the class size is, and it’s the best way to help our students learn,” he said.

“And to identify when our students are going through some form of emotional issue as well,” he added.  “Because part of learning is not only to be academically smart, but to develop their full personhood, and for them to be emotionally intelligent, and you can do it better in a smaller environment.”

Funding for the new hires will be included in the mayor’s Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget, Adams said in a release.

In its own release, the United Federation of Teachers — which represents thousands of city public school teachers — said the city allowed schools with space for smaller class sizes to apply for funding to hire additional teachers.

“If all the schools reach their hiring goals for September, the city will meet the law’s target of 60 percent of classrooms having fewer students,” the release said.

In a statement, UFT President Michael Mulgrew said Adams’ announcement marked “a huge step towards lowering class sizes for all of our students.”

“What seemed impossible has become possible because of the sheer determination of educators and parents,” he added.