Mamdani Ends Day Care Contract With Eric Adams’s Former Romantic Partner Amid Misconduct Allegations
The decision by Zohran Mamdani, overseeing New York City’s Department of Education, to end a significant contract with a day care center, Cornerstone Day Care Center in Brooklyn, has brought a specific set of circumstances to light. This action was taken because the operator, Jasmine Ray, who was formerly romantically involved with former Mayor Eric Adams, is accused of serious financial mismanagement. The contract, valued at a substantial $933,000 annually, was not renewed as its expiration approached at the end of June, following findings of unpaid rent stretching back as far as two years, alongside allegations of misusing public funds.
A core part of the concern revolves around financial improprieties, including potentially excessive expenditures at the center.… Continue reading