"8.9 percent higher over the last year, to be exact if you like eggs, meat, poultry and fish. And over 5 percent if you like dairy. We're a family of six. The trip here used to cost me like $40. Now it's like at $97. The fruits and everything is so expensive. The prices and the discontent are why Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner and Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, has made addressing grocery prices a key part of his platform."
"Grocery prices are out of control. As mayor, I will create a network of city-owned grocery stores. Grocery stores. Grocery stores. City-owned grocery stores. But the proposal has attracted some criticism from the private grocery industry and from Mamdani's fellow mayoral candidates. It's going to dismantle our independent supermarkets, our bodegas. When you start dismantling and having government displace workers, now you're feeding the problem. Why would you subsidize rich peoples' purchase of food? Why would you do that? Well, that's the socialist ideology."
Grocery prices in New York City have risen sharply, with a reported 8.9 percent increase overall and over 5 percent for dairy, straining household budgets. A family of six reported grocery trips rising from about $40 to $97, illustrating consumer impact. Zohran Mamdani, a leading Democratic mayoral candidate, proposes a network of city-owned grocery stores to reduce costs. The proposal has drawn criticism from private grocers and rival candidates who warn it could displace independent supermarkets and bodegas, subsidize wealthier purchases, and reflect socialist ideology. A poll showed 66 percent support, and government intervention already exists through public schools, SNAP benefits, and military outlets.
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