Mamdani officials admit NYC-owned markets won’t have features like butchers, hot food — as critics rail plan is ‘destined for failure’
Metro Mamdani officials admit NYC-owned markets won’t have features like butchers, hot food — as critics rail plan is ‘destined for failure’ By Hannah Fierick Published July 24, 2026, 6:07 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Economic Development Corporation admitted this week that his city-owned grocery stores “might not have all the items” you’d find in a typical supermarket. The five stores — which are expected to cost taxpayers upwards of $70 million — will likely not include hot food counters or butchers, EDC officials revealed during a board meeting Thursday.
- ▪Metro Mamdani officials admit NYC-owned markets won’t have features like butchers, hot food — as critics rail plan is ‘destined for failure’ By Hannah Fierick Published July 24, 2026, 6:07 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Economic Development Corporation admitted this week that his city-owned grocery stores “might not have all the items” you’d find in a typical supermarket.
- ▪The five stores — which are expected to cost taxpayers upwards of $70 million — will likely not include hot food counters or butchers, EDC officials revealed during a board meeting Thursday.
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