"Those trips to Jetro - and subsequent trips to places like Costco, showed me the lengths to which families would go to get food at reasonable prices. Here we are, 30 years later, and affordable food is scarcer than ever. The food disaster critics of Zohran Mamdani warn about is already happening in New York City, which is why the time has arrived to test municipal grocery stores."
"There has been an 85% increase in New York City food pantry, soup kitchen and community food program monthly visits, according to City Harvest. That is 46 million annual visits, up from 25 million in 2019. Sixty-seven percent of New York City food pantry visitors are employed, according to a Columbia University and Robin Hood study. There are now one in four New York City children experiencing food insecurity compared to one in five only two years ago, according to Feeding America."
Affordable food has become increasingly scarce in New York City, prompting calls to test municipal grocery stores as a potential solution. Food pantry, soup kitchen, and community food program monthly visits rose 85%, reaching 46 million annual visits from 25 million in 2019. Sixty-seven percent of food pantry visitors are employed, and one in four children now experiences food insecurity, up from one in five two years earlier. Recent Congressional cuts to SNAP will worsen access, affecting 2.4 million Americans. The spike in demand for emergency food assistance indicates immediate food access needs exceed concerns about new grocery competition.
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