Gristedes' owner claims city-owned grocery stores would be an awful horror, and he'd close his own stores rather than compete with them.

The truth? *We've had them since LaGuardia was mayor.* (And the people who know about them love them!)

Put that in the appropriate location, Catsimatidis.

https://gothamist.com/news/zohran-mamdani-is-calling-for-city-owned-grocery-stores-nyc-already-has-them

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Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them.

The idea has broad support from progressives, while some critics warn against “radical socialism.” But New York already has city-owned grocery stores.

Gothamist