Mamdani plans 30 pct grocery discount at city-owned shops
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at an announcement event of a city-wide, discounted grocery plan for city-run municipal grocery stores, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open a slate of government-owned grocery stores stirred up critics who roasted the idea as the democratic socialist’s first step toward creating communist bread lines in the city.
The mayor offered a different vision for the city-owned shops on July 27, announcing that they would instead provide a 30 percent discount on produce, meat and a host of other kitchen staples as a way to offset the rising food pricesin one of America’s most expensive cities.
The five stores are expected to be placed in each of the city’s five boroughs, with the first set to open toward the end of 2027 in the Bronx. He plans to have all five operational by the end of his four-year term.
