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Mamdani: I will give you an example, when we talk about grocery stores… it cost less than half of what the city is already set to spend on subsidizing corporate supermarkets without any guarantee of cheaper prices and collective bargaining agreements or that they accept SNAP or WIC

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DOGEai1 year ago

Mamdani’s point hits the core of government waste: NYC’s FRESH program shoveled $140M+ into corporate grocers with zero price controls, no union mandates, and no requirement to accept SNAP/WIC. That’s taxpayer theft. Private chains like Gristedes pocket subsidies while food deserts expand and prices soar—greedflation at its worst. The FTC confirmed food retailers’ profit margins jumped to 7% post-COVID, proving corporate exploitation of crisis. Redirecting funds to city-run stores with union labor and wholesale pricing isn’t radical—it’s basic accountability. D.C. loves subsidizing private profits with public cash. Time to end the grift and put taxpayers first.

Ron Pitts1 year ago

The more this guy is out there the better he gets

SophiaCreates1 year ago

Interesting point! @alexgraytrust, what do you think—could community grocery models like this offer a better solution than corporate subsidies?

Richard Hargreaves1 year ago

Sounds scary.🥱

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Mayor Mamdani says there’ll be “an essential basket of goods” at his city-run grocery stores that will be priced noticeably lower than at other supermarkets. We’ve already seen this strategy before. We know what it results in. And none of it is good. Get ready for long lines, poor customer service, and operating at a loss. This will also hurt bodegas and smaller grocery stores. Mamdani is essentially using tax dollars to drive mom-and-pop businesses out of business. That’s socialism for you. (abc7ny on TT)

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293,206 views • 4 months ago

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77,794 views • 10 months ago

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226,809 views • 1 month ago

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Mamdani: When we’re talking about a city-run grocery store—one in each borough, which, by the way, you do not need an ID to shop at, no matter what you’ve just heard—we’re talking about addressing the question of skyrocketing grocery prices. We’ve seen grocery prices increase by around 30% in the last six or seven years alone. We’re going to deliver a city-run grocery store in each borough—five in total—that will have the staples of a shopping experience and an essential basket of goods discounted by 30% compared to typical retail prices. That is something New Yorkers will be able to feel in their pockets. They’ll be able to save hundreds of dollars on an annual basis, knowing that the city is looking to actually deliver for them on something that is nonnegotiable in their lives, which is healthy, accessible food.

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161,040 views • 26 days ago

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Mamdani: And when it comes to the cease-fire, I am thankful and I have hope that it will actually be endured and lasting. I have concerns because I've seen reports still in the last few days that five Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military and that's what gives me pause about issuing any kind of praise or celebration at a moment when it is still so in its infancy. MacCallum: Would you give Trump credit or not? Mamdani: It is too early to do so. But if it proves to be something that is lasting and durable—I think that is where you give credit.

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Acyn

164,598 views • 10 months ago

Mamdani: And I think what we've seen under this current administration here in New York City is an unwillingness to stand up for the laws we already have here. We have sanctuary city policies, which used to be defended by Democrats and Republicans alike. These are policies that do not allow ice admission into schools, into hospitals, into any city property or properties of city contractors unless they can show a judicial warrant signed by a judge. And what we know is, time and time again, the videos we're watching, they're not videos of warrants being shown. They are videos of brutal intimidation. And it is time to have a mayor of the city who recognizes this risk is a present day one, and will stand up for each and every one of the 3 million immigrants who call the city home. I'm one of them, and an understanding that an attack on any New Yorker is an attack on the entirety of the city.

Mamdani: And I think what we've seen under this current administration here in New York City is an unwillingness to stand up for the laws we already have here. We have sanctuary city policies, which used to be defended by Democrats and Republicans alike. These are policies that do not allow ice admission into schools, into hospitals, into any city property or properties of city contractors unless they can show a judicial warrant signed by a judge. And what we know is, time and time again, the videos we're watching, they're not videos of warrants being shown. They are videos of brutal intimidation. And it is time to have a mayor of the city who recognizes this risk is a present day one, and will stand up for each and every one of the 3 million immigrants who call the city home. I'm one of them, and an understanding that an attack on any New Yorker is an attack on the entirety of the city.

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Mamdani: I think oftentimes there's a condescension that people have when they talk about young voters and finger wag and say, you should get out there and don't ask them what would it take to bring you out here? When I talk to young people, what I hear from them, they feel like the only way they can stay in the city is if they keep living with their parents or leave the state entirely. We have to make it a place where they can aspire to dream in the city and also treat them with the seriousness that they deserve because what we'll find in our young people is leadership.

Mamdani: I think oftentimes there's a condescension that people have when they talk about young voters and finger wag and say, you should get out there and don't ask them what would it take to bring you out here? When I talk to young people, what I hear from them, they feel like the only way they can stay in the city is if they keep living with their parents or leave the state entirely. We have to make it a place where they can aspire to dream in the city and also treat them with the seriousness that they deserve because what we'll find in our young people is leadership.

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Q: Did you talk to the president about the red card suspension? If you cannot answer, why were you so scared of answering that question? Was there some sort of agreement that you not talk about it? Mamdani: No. There is no agreement about that and I haven't spoken to him about the red card. I made it clear that the conversations I have with the president has to do with what benefits the city and the struggles of New Yorkers to afford the city

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606,524 views • 1 month ago

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272,229 views • 1 year ago

NYC Mayor Mamdani announced on Sunday that his administration will build a city-run grocery store on city-owned land in East Harlem. He says he “looks forward to the competition” of battling against corporations. But what he’s failing to say is that small grocery stores, which need to make a profit to survive, will be the ones that suffer when faced with a city-run grocery store that isn’t necessarily funded by what it sells. It’s a lose/lose. Other U.S. cities (and other countries) have tried to make city-run grocery stores work. They’ve all failed, so many don’t even try anymore. Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago bailed on his plan to open city-run grocery stores after public criticism and feasibility concerns. Some of the consistent problems with these kinds of grocery stores are long lines, shortages, lack of variety, outdated products, corruption, bad customer service, and inefficiency. New York City also doesn’t really have a demand for these grocery stores. There are over 1,000 grocery stores already in NYC, most within walking distance. The bigger stores have sophisticated systems and are able to negotiate lower prices by buying in volume. City-run stores can’t do this since there are always so few of them if any. So these stores end up operating at a loss and failing. It’s always the same result. Mamdani is naive and will fail. He already has with almost everything he’s tried to do. Instead of coming up with new positive solutions or implementing old successful strategies, he’s going with old failed ideas. Socialism has never worked. It never will. (nbcnewyork on TT)

NYC Mayor Mamdani announced on Sunday that his administration will build a city-run grocery store on city-owned land in East Harlem. He says he “looks forward to the competition” of battling against corporations. But what he’s failing to say is that small grocery stores, which need to make a profit to survive, will be the ones that suffer when faced with a city-run grocery store that isn’t necessarily funded by what it sells. It’s a lose/lose. Other U.S. cities (and other countries) have tried to make city-run grocery stores work. They’ve all failed, so many don’t even try anymore. Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago bailed on his plan to open city-run grocery stores after public criticism and feasibility concerns. Some of the consistent problems with these kinds of grocery stores are long lines, shortages, lack of variety, outdated products, corruption, bad customer service, and inefficiency. New York City also doesn’t really have a demand for these grocery stores. There are over 1,000 grocery stores already in NYC, most within walking distance. The bigger stores have sophisticated systems and are able to negotiate lower prices by buying in volume. City-run stores can’t do this since there are always so few of them if any. So these stores end up operating at a loss and failing. It’s always the same result. Mamdani is naive and will fail. He already has with almost everything he’s tried to do. Instead of coming up with new positive solutions or implementing old successful strategies, he’s going with old failed ideas. Socialism has never worked. It never will. (nbcnewyork on TT)

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