Newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his victory speech, pledging a sweeping socialist agenda. (Screenshot: PBS News)
People in New York City who are looking forward to the city-owned grocery stores promised by the new democratic socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani are going to be waiting for quite a while.
Not only is the first new store going to cost upwards of $30 million in tax dollars, it’s not going to be ready until 2029. Just think of how many people are going to get in on that grift over the course of the next three years. There is apparently another store that will open in 2027 which won’t require construction because it’ll be housed in an existing building.
How long do you think it would take to build this store if a private company was doing it with investors? It certainly wouldn’t take three years.
FOX News reports:
Socialist Mamdani touts government-run grocery plan as ‘grand experiment’’ at new grocery store site
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke at one of his proposed government-run grocery stores on Tuesday, touting what he described as a “grand experiment” that would reduce the cost of everyday items like bread and eggs.
The socialist mayor, who has promised to open one such store in each borough, said the city will subsidize basic grocery items while a private operator runs the stores under city rules requiring lower prices.
“New York City it is time for a grand experiment once again, just as LaGuardia used government to respond to the challenges of the Great Depression, we will use government to respond to rising prices and unaffordable groceries,” Mamdani said at La Marqueta in East Harlem on Tuesday.
The 9,000-square-foot store in East Harlem will be constructed from the ground up on a nearby vacant, city-owned lot and is expected to open by 2029, while the first city-owned grocery store is expected to open in late 2027. Mamdani has allocated $70 million in capital funds for the development of the five sites.
The Harlem grocery store will cost $30 million to build, according to the New York Times.
Something else is happening here. Notice that now he is saying that the food will be ‘cheaper’ not free. Didn’t he promise free food at these stores when he was running for mayor?
Zohran Mamdani says NYC will begin programs for government-run grocery stores where everything is cheaper: “It is time for a grand experiment.” pic.twitter.com/AA3VtJVpxI
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) April 14, 2026
The next few years might be a painful lesson in economics for the people of New York City.
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