Mamdani Announces Bronx City-Run Grocery, Recasts Reagan Line
Mayor Mamdani said the first of five city-run grocery stores will open at The Peninsula in the Bronx in 2027 as part of a $70 million program.
FOX NewsWATCH: Mamdani bashed for going 'full deranged marxist' with rip on famous Ronald Reagan line
Daily KosMamdani booms in New York as Reaganomics goes bust
Daily Caller'Use The Power Of Government': Mamdani Puts Socialist Spin On Famous Ronald Reagan Quote
Common Dreams‘I Worked All Day and Can’t Feed My Family’: Mamdani Offers 9 Words More Terrifying Than Ronald Reagan’s | Common Dreams
Overview
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the first of five city-run grocery stores will be a 20,000-square-foot location at The Peninsula in the Bronx scheduled to open in 2027.
Mamdani said the stores are part of his affordability agenda and rebutted Ronald Reagan's 1986 quote by saying "I worked all day and can't feed my family," arguing government must lower prices.
Conservative commentators criticized Mamdani online, with a Turning Point USA spokesman saying he "flipped" Reagan's warning and a GOP account reposting the clip labeling him "communist," while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praised the plan.
The Peninsula is slated to house 740 units of 100% affordable housing and sits on the site of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Facility.
Mamdani said a private operator will run the stores under city pricing rules, the East Harlem 9,000-square-foot flagship is slated to open in 2029, and the total program budget is $70 million.
Analysis
Analysis unavailable for this viewpoint.