Mamdani forces New York beloved preschool to hike annual fee to $36,000… and parents are fuming

Mamdani’s city-run preschool expansion will leave parents with no other choice https://t.co/xfBsDJayVS pic.twitter.com/LvnVvqjMVU — NY Post Opinion (@NYPostOpinion) March 16, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s drive to expand “free” (city-run, taxpayer-funded) preschool programs is already squeezing private-sector providers, suggesting this “transformation” is more about a government takeover of the sector than anything else. Consider the private …

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