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Bronx to Open First City-Owned Grocery, Retailers Protest

5/18/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city will open its first publicly owned grocery store in Hunts Point, Bronx, next year.
The plan calls for five city-owned grocery stores—one in each borough—with waived rent and taxes to keep prices low.
The Hunts Point store will be a 20,000-square-foot facility built inside the Peninsula affordable-housing development.
Local business leaders have voiced concerns that the city-run stores will compete with private retailers.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city will open its first publicly owned grocery store in Hunts Point, Bronx, next year.
The plan calls for five city-owned grocery stores—one in each borough—with waived rent and taxes to keep prices low.
The Hunts Point store will be a 20,000-square-foot facility built inside the Peninsula affordable-housing development.
Local business leaders have voiced concerns that the city-run stores will compete with private retailers.