It's no bargain. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to build government-run supermarkets in all five boroughs will cost taxpayers at least $70 million — enough to buy Costco members for more than 1 million New Yorkers, critics noted. The social media-focused democratic socialist, who campaigned on government run markets with a promise to drive down cost,...
The move follows a widely panned X post by the mayor in which he put wealthy residents on notice to "check your mailbox when you're back in the five boroughs."
