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Mamdani shrugs off ballooning cost of NYC free childcare plan — as bombshell study shows $9B annual price tag
Mayor Zohran Mamdani dismissed a study revealing his NYC free childcare plan would cost $9 billion annually, despite the expense, as he and Governor Kathy Hochul promoted their 2-K pilot program's popularity. The study indicates the plan's costs exceed initial projections.
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