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Mamdani's grocery giveaway hits ID snag as critics cry foul: 'Make it make sense'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s game plan for government-run grocery stores faced criticism Monday after a city official told reporters a "library-card-esque system" may be employed to prevent abuse of the 30% discounted markets.Mamdani took a question from a reporter who asked about preventing bulk purchases of groceries at the artificial discount from being re-sold at MSRP or higher.The mayor responded that the government grocery Request-for-Proposal makes clear "this is a program for New Yorkers to be able to put food on the table, not a program for people to be able to make a quick bu...