Mamdani city-run grocery store plan criticized as unrealistic
When Zohran Mamdani won the primary of New York City’s Democratic Mayor, the national spotlight caught Midyear. Old Gov. Andrew Cuomo. While the city was preparing for the mayor elections in November, the voters closely follow Mamdani’s promises to gain support.
One of Mamdani’s key campaign promises is the creation of the city markets. “Zohran as the Mayor, a city owner who focuses on keeping prices low and focuses on not making profits, will create a market network” Campaign Says Web Site. “Without having to pay rent or real estate tax, they will reduce general expenses and save customers.”
Mamdani’s proposal seems to be confusing. One March 2025 questionnaire 854 possible New York voters found that two -thirds supported the creation of municipal markets.
However, Mamdani critics, including the vocal supporters of John Catimatidis and D’Aggostino and President Donald Trump, CEO of New York -based supermarket chains, say they doubt that they will work. Catimatidis, who Threatened to turn off the GristEDES chain Mamdani said that there are many variables about running a grocery store in a city.
“He has a great smile and a great gift gift, Cat Catsimatidis said,” But there’s no clue about what the real world is about. “
The city markets are not a new concept in the United States. Paul, St. Kansas. Paul Supermarket stands out as a successful example.
Paul Mayor Keith Vanleeuen said, “I think the markets financed by the city are a good idea where they are needed.” “We have a small town. This was a necessity for us.”
However, only 10 miles away, the Eryie Market offers a sharp contrast that closes its doors after a few consecutive losses.
“Butch” Klingenberg, Mayor of Eriie City, “Butch,” in 2020, we bought Eri, Eriie Market Market in Kansas, and we had a snowy month and we were bleeding from now on. We profit. ” He said. “And this continued clearly until 2024, and we had to rent, rent or close.”
CNBC visited two small cities in Kansas to discover how the model works and could not be reproduced in larger cities like New York. Watch video To see what we found.
