Exclusive | NYC middle school spent $20K in a week at one restaurant - with $600 in eggs, $200 worth of coffee and tea: docs
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Brownsville Collaborative Middle School incurred nearly $20,000 in catering costs to Fusion East over a week, involving substantial orders for pork, chicken, and oxtail. The Department of Education's total expenditure at the restaurant reached $745,000 in a fiscal year. The school exceeded city spending limits, with significant purchases including breakfast and lunch for approximately 100 people at a time. The school principal's previous legal issues add to scrutiny regarding the financial management of the school's catering orders.
Brownsville Collaborative Middle School spent nearly $20,000 in just one week on Caribbean food from Fusion East, totaling $745,000 for the year on taxpayer funds.
Catering orders included large amounts of pork, chicken, oxtail, and typical soul food, pushing debits beyond city spending limits, raising concerns from the comptroller's office.
Read at New York Post
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