Mamdani's free childcare expansion snarled by funding delays, leaving providers frustrated: 'Many trusted him'

Zo careless. Frustrated providers tasked with delivering Mayor Zohran Mamdani's promise of universal childcare - including a new, free 2-K program - complained the city is stiffing them out of six-figure payments, forcing them to dig into their own pockets just two weeks before the start of the school year. Scores of childcare center operators...