Mamdani’s city-owned supermarkets will fight the one force no city has ever beaten: the market

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old mayor, proposes city-owned supermarkets to address high food costs and food deserts in Gotham. The plan faces skepticism due to past failures of city-backed ventures like broadband projects and a closed Kansas City supermarket. Critics argue that outdated regulations, not private markets, block affordable grocery access and that Mamdani's initiative could harm existing businesses.