NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Takes on Ronald Reagan in Announcing NYC's 2nd City-Run Grocery Store
The 20,000-square-foot store will sell discounted staples under a private operator as part of Mamdani’s plan for five city-run stores.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city's second municipal grocery store site will be located at The Peninsula development in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx.
- During the announcement, Mamdani directly challenged Ronald Reagan's famous 1986 anti-government quote by declaring that the true nine most terrifying words in the English language are actually, "I worked all day and can't feed my family."
- While this 20,000-square-foot South Bronx market is the second location unveiled under the city's $70 million "NYC Grocery" initiative, it is slated to open by the end of next year, making it the first of the five planned borough hubs to become operational.
- The ambitious program faces mounting pushback from local bodega associations and private store owners who argue that rent-exempt, government-subsidized supermarkets create unfair competition that will decimate small neighborhood businesses.
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Mamdani Pushes City-Owned Grocery Stores Across NYC
(New York, New York) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says his administration is moving ahead with a plan to open city-owned grocery stores in all five boroughs. Mamdani said the rollout would begin in the Bronx, with the goal of placing one publicly owned grocery store in every borough by 2029. Supporters of the proposal argue the stores could bring lower-cost food options to neighborhoods struggling with rising grocery bills and limited ac…
Drumroll, please: Here's where the first NYC-owned grocery store will open next year
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans Monday to open a 20,000-square-foot city-run grocery store in Hunts Point next year. The store would be located at The Peninsula, an affordable housing development in the South Bronx. The goal is to make groceries more affordable for residents. Mamdani says he wants to open one city-owned grocery store in each borough by the end...
NYC’s First City-Owned Grocery Store to Open in the Bronx by the End of 2027
NEW YORK CITY—The first city-run grocery store is slated to open in the Bronx by the end of 2027 at the site of the now-closed Spofford Juvenile Detention Center, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced at a May 18 rally of supporters and union members. The 20,000-square-foot space that will house the grocery store is part of a New York City Economic Development Corporation project called The Peninsula, which transformed the detention center into a campu…
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