NYC mayor Mamdani announces discounted city-owned grocery stores
Private operators would run the stores under city pricing rules, and officials say the plan could save the average household about $90 a month.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $55 million taxpayer-funded supermarket initiative on Monday, promising 30% discounts on core staples like produce and meat to help families save roughly $1,000 annually.
- To steer the rollout, Mamdani appointed veteran civil servant Anthony Shorris as Economic Development Corporation chief executive, with former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan leading the agency's board.
- During an EDC board meeting on Thursday, interim chief executive Jeanny Pak acknowledged that the planned supermarkets 'might not have all the items' found in conventional stores, including butchers and hot food counters.
- EDC board member Adam Friedman questioned the project's impact on local retailers, asking 'What effort has been made to help other stores in general?' amid concerns about sustaining lower prices without ongoing subsidy.
- The first city-owned store is slated to open in the Bronx by the end of 2027, with a second location in Manhattan scheduled for a 2029 opening as officials finalize operator requests.
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NYC grocery plan could be mimicked to offer cheaper food to struggling families
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Immigrant-Led Business Group to Sue NYC over Mamdani’s Taxpayer-Funded Commie Grocery Stores
Good. Rational New Yorker’s must use every possible legal tool to stop Mamdani from implementing his Communist agenda. Much of which is likely illegal. Mamdani’s tax-payer funded grocery stores will provide a 30 percent discount on basic grocery items. Making it impossible for the neighboring grocery stores, bodegas, etc. to compete. Mamdani is an evil...
The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, presented Monday his plan to open a network of publicly owned supermarkets as a way to compensate for the increase in the price of food in one of the most expensive cities in the United States.Continue reading...
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Mamdani Tells Agencies to Slash 2.5% Ahead of $6 Billion Gap Next Year
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has directed every city agency to identify 2.5% in savings ahead of an estimated $6 billion budget hole next year, launching his first full cost-cutting initiative weeks after he and the City Council inked this year’s budget. The administration said it would survey city workers for inefficiencies across the sprawling city government. Some $1.77 billion in potential savings have already been identified this year by “chief sa…
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