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Mayor Announces 30% Grocery Discount, Saves Shoppers $1K Annually

7/27/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce a 30% discount on a basket of groceries—including vegetables, meat, bread, milk, seafood, pasta, yogurt, butter, nuts, rice and beans—at city-owned stores on Monday.
The city will build stores, waive rent and taxes, and subsidize private operators running one per borough.
Economic Development Corporation (EDC) analysis says shoppers could save about $90 a month, roughly $1,000 a year, while other items sell at regular prices.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce a 30% discount on a basket of groceries—including vegetables, meat, bread, milk, seafood, pasta, yogurt, butter, nuts, rice and beans—at city-owned stores on Monday.
The city will build stores, waive rent and taxes, and subsidize private operators running one per borough.
Economic Development Corporation (EDC) analysis says shoppers could save about $90 a month, roughly $1,000 a year, while other items sell at regular prices.