A second NYC-owned grocery store is opening in Hunts Point next year

"Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that The Peninsula in Hunts Point will be the second site selected for New York City's new municipal grocery store program, making it the first in the Bronx. The 20,000-square-foot store is expected to open in 2027 as part of the city's effort to make groceries more affordable for New Yorkers."

"City officials say the municipal grocery store model is designed to lower food costs by using city-owned property to reduce overhead expenses that are typically passed on to shoppers. The administration plans to contract private operators to run the stores while maintaining city affordability standards."

"Mayor Mamdani has pledged to open one public grocery store in each borough before the end of his first term and has allocated $70 million in capital funding for the initiative. At the press conference, Mayor Mamdani also announced the launch of the N.Y.C. Groceries Sites Portal, a website where property owners with eligible locations can submit them for consideration for future use."

"Officials say Hunts Point was chosen in part because of the neighborhood's high rates of food insecurity despite being home to one of the world's largest food distribution centers."

The Peninsula in Hunts Point will host the second New York City municipal grocery store site, the first in the Bronx, with an expected opening in 2027. The 20,000-square-foot store will be located within the redevelopment of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center, a mixed-use project that will include affordable housing, public open space, community facilities, industrial space, and retail uses. The municipal grocery store model aims to reduce food costs by using city-owned property to lower overhead expenses passed to shoppers. Private operators will run the stores under city affordability standards. The mayor plans one store in each borough during his first term and allocated $70 million in capital funding. A Groceries Sites Portal will accept eligible property submissions, following La Marqueta’s selection in East Harlem.

Read at Time Out New York