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The hidden cost of Mamdani’s plan for cheap groceries

Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds up bananas labeled with a 30 percent off sticker during an announcement on municipal grocery stores at a Campaign for Hunger community food distribution center in Brooklyn, New York, on July 27, 2026. | Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images New Yorkers will soon enjoy a 30 percent discount on their meat, seafood, milk, and bread — so long as they shop at a city-owned store. Mayor Zohran Mamdani touted such bargains this week at a press conference detailing his plans to launch five public grocery stores, in a bid to lower New Yorkers’ food costs. Under the pro...