Reporter Nick Shirley waves during the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
(Queens, New York) – Independent journalist Nick Shirley is pressing city and state leaders for answers over a Flushing adult daycare operation reportedly tied to nearly $12.9 million in taxpayer-funded payments and thousands of patients.
The questions center on whether public money was properly used, how the payments were approved and what oversight existed for a provider serving a large number of people. The issue has drawn attention because adult daycare and health-related programs can involve complicated billing, vulnerable clients and large government reimbursements.
According to the claims drawing scrutiny, neither Mayor Zohran Mamdani nor Gov. Kathy Hochul has publicly answered the allegations. That silence is becoming part of the story for critics who say taxpayers deserve to know whether the spending was appropriate.
No finding of wrongdoing has been established in the material reviewed for the report. Still, the size of the payments and the location in Queens make the matter a potential test of how aggressively city and state officials will respond to fraud concerns.