{"id":151802,"date":"2025-08-17T00:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/151802\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T00:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:29:11","slug":"hochul-throws-shade-on-mamdanis-nyc-owned-grocery-store-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/151802\/","title":{"rendered":"Hochul throws shade on Mamdani&#8217;s NYC-owned grocery store plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul threw cold water Saturday on socialist NYC mayoral candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/05\/us-news\/socialist-nyc-mayoral-candidates-city-run-supermarket-plan-under-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zohran Mamdani\u2019s proposal to bring government-owned-and-operated grocery stores to the Big Apple.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI favor free enterprise,\u201d Hochul told business leaders at a Hamptons breakfast hosted by supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis, when asked about Mamdani\u2019s pie-in-the-sky plan.<\/p>\n<p>The response drew huge applause from attendees, including Catsimatidis.<\/p>\n<p>Socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani\u2019s proposal to bring government-owned-and-operated grocery stores to the Big Apple was slammed Saturday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. James Keivom<\/p>\n<p>The Gristedes supermarket owner later told The Post Mamdani\u2019s plan would fail miserably, pointing to failures at a Kansas City, Mo.-owned grocery store that closed Monday after years of being a huge money pit for taxpayers and being plagued by rampant shoplifting and empty shelves. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcur.org\/news\/2025-08-12\/kansas-city-grocery-store-sun-fresh-closed-despite-18-million-city-investments-food-desert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City reportedly invested $18 million the past decade trying to keep the store afloat. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI favor free enterprise,\u201d Hochul (left) told business leaders at a Hamptons breakfast hosted by supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis (right). Obtained by NY Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York City is a capitalist city \u2013 look what happened in Kansas City?\u201d he said of the now-shuttered Sun Fresh Market. \u201cThese types of grocery stores just don\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochul, a moderate Democrat, has yet to made an endorsement in the mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and frontrunner heading in November\u2019s mayoral election, has proposed opening five municipal grocery stores \u2014 one in each borough \u2014 and potentially expanding to a larger network of stores.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani has proposed opening five municipal grocery stores \u2014 one in each borough \u2014 and potentially expanding to a larger network of stores. James Keivom<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s estimated the first five\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mimseygrl\/reel\/DHGiOOMRY5U\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">would cost $60 million combined to build.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Critics have said they fear Mamdani\u2019s plan to create \u201cSoviet\u201d markets would leave customers stuck with just one brand or generic brands of items like bread and milk.<\/p>\n<p>They also said that fixed prices at city-run markets could force competing private businesses like Gristedes to shutter, leaving New Yorkers with less selection.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani\u2019s campaign declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov. 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