New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans to open the city’s first government-run supermarket in East Harlem next year, a move critics warn could cost taxpayers millions and undercut nearby private grocers.Mamdani vowed during an address celebrating his first 100 days in office Sunday that the city will have five government-run grocery stores by the end of his first term on Jan. 1, 2030, falling in line with promises made during his campaign."I was elected as a Democratic Socialist, and I will govern as a Democratic Socialist," Mamdani said.But Daniel Di Martino, a Venezuelan-born fel...
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