SO HOW MUCH WILL "FREE" COST? NY TAXPAYERS WILL FORM OVER THAN THAN $36K PER CHILD UNDER MAMDANI'S FREE 2-K PILOT PROGRAM

Taxpayers will shell out more than $36,000 per tot for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s free 2-K pilot program – roughly $13,000 more than the average cost of private child care, city officials acknowledged Tuesday.Gov. Kathy Hochul allocated $73 million in state funding for the 2,000-seat pilot launching in the fall — or about $36,500 per tot — READ MORE AT Taxpayers will fork over more than $36K per child under NYC free 2-K pilot program