Adam Gray/Bloomberg via GettyA Democratic socialist running for mayor of New York City wants to create city-run grocery stores, but his idea is not going over well with locals, according to a City Journal report published Tuesday.
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani outlined his platform on his website saying people in his city are struggling with the cost of groceries.
The report also said more problems could arise because opening such ventures would fail to address the crime and poverty that is shutting down grocery stores in some neighborhoods.
The Journal article continues..
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Mamdani explained his idea in a video and appeared to accuse grocers in the area of price gouging.
He said, “We will redirect city funds from corporate supermarkets to city-owned grocery stores whose mission is to lower prices, not price gouging”:
Mamdani claimed the stores will “operate without a profit motive.”
Per the Journal article, Lehoday cited neighbors who feared corruption within Mamdani’s plan and one person said the city-run grocery stores had the potential of being “as well run as the U.S. Postal Service.”
The article also posed the question of what exactly Mamdani was trying to solve, noting it would be a good idea to assess the actual problems. The report claimed Mamdani assumes the issue lies with “corporate greed.”
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Mamdani, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and the election is being held on Tuesday, per USA Today.
It is important to note that Mamdani, a New York State Assemblyman, reportedly declined to sign two different measures, one of which recognized Israel and another that condemned the Holocaust, Breitbart News reported in May.
In addition, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) recently endorsed Mamdani in his run for mayor.
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https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/06/24/report-locals-fear-socialist-nyc-mayoral-candidate-zohran-mamdanis-city-run-grocers-idea-spells-corruption/