Mamdani’s $70M city-run grocery plan could buy more than 1M Costco memberships: critics

It’s no bargain. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to build government-run supermarkets in all five boroughs will cost taxpayers at least $70 million — enough to buy Costco members for more than 1 million New Yorkers, critics noted. The social media-focused democratic socialist, who campaigned on government run markets with a promise to drive down cost,...