Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Connor Vasile
“Zohran Mamdani has moved forward in the New York City mayoral race as the Democratic nominee, after beating out former New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo in the primary. With Mamdani’s rapid rise to popularity among NYC’s more well-to-do circles comes a slew of promises, all pointed at introducing a new agenda to the Big Apple: socialism. Mamdani has promised everything from freezing rent and raising the minimum wage to $30, to constructing affordable housing, providing free public transportation, and offering ‘no-cost’ childcare. One of his more far-fetched ideas is to create a network of ‘city-owned grocery stores,’ aimed at lowering costs while operating as ‘profit-free’ entities. According to Mamdani, these city-owned grocery stores would not have to pay property taxes or rent, and would ‘pass the savings to you.'” (07/04/25)
https://fee.org/articles/new-york-may-get-government-owned-grocery-stores/