ALBANY, N.Y. – It became quite obvious Tuesday the type of education reform New York residents prefer.

In Albany, a massive crowd of 11,000 charter school supporters flooded the state capital in a quickly scheduled protest of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent decision to revoke co-location approval for several high-performing charter schools.

The charter school advocates, who braved freezing temperatures, were greeted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who pledged his support for school choice, the New York Post reports.

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“We are here today to tell you that we stand with you,” Cuomo said, according to the Post. “You are not alone. We will save charter schools.”

Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Democrat from the Bronx, was also in attendance to show support for the 17 charter schools in his district, including three Success Academy schools that were recently shut down by the mayor.

“Throwing children out on the streets – is that progressive?” Diaz asked the overflow crowd.

De Blasio, meanwhile, held a shin-dig of his own in New York City to trumpet his tax-the-rich plan to fund universal pre-kindergarten for all students. The event, announced well in advance, was held inside the Washington Street Armory but drew a mere 1,500 people, “mainly unionized service workers,” according to the Post.

And even those who attended the event weren’t very enthusiastic. The Post reports Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spoke at de Blasio’s party, but stopped far short of endorsing his tax plan, stating only that “It needs to be sustainable year after year.”

Speakers at the pro-charter rally also addressed de Blasio’s plan to tax those earning over $500,000:

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“I’ve said it on numerous occasions, the governor has said it: The income-tax increase is not going to be voted on. It’s not going to be part of this budget,” Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told the crowd in Albany.

Silver told reporters in New York City essentially the same thing; he won’t insist on de Blasio’s tax increase as part of the state budget, which is due at the end of March, the Post reports.

Cuomo has his own plan for offering pre-kindergarten statewide without increasing taxes. The governor met with de Blasio after the rallies Tuesday for what the mayor called “a productive meeting.”