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Nov 18, 2025

Do city-owned grocery stores work?

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani wants city-owned grocery stores in food deserts. How have similar experiments in other cities fared?

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Do city-owned grocery stores work?
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Do city-owned grocery stores work?