NYC taxpayers could pay twice under Mamdani's city-owned grocery store plan

Taxpayers may pay twice under Zohran Mamdani's city-owned grocery plan as NYC explores grants for independent grocers alongside the subsidized stores.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's five city-run grocery stores are set to open by 2029. Paola Chapdelaine for BI Phillip Grant is feeling optimistic. He thinks he's the best man to operate Mayor Zohran Mamdani's city-run supermarkets. Along with being a former city economic development executive and construction entrepr

Clean up on aisle free. A leader of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist grocery store project suggested that the Big Apple could funnel taxpayer money to shop owners losing business to the city-owned supermarkets, which are already projected to cost at least $70 million. The gobsmacking comments from Waverly Neer, senior