But then he saw the Jell-O Pudding Pops in the freezer section at the grocery store. City grocery stores won’t be selling alcohol, lottery tickets, hot food, or cigarettes. Provided he carries through with his plan, many of those unique grocery stores around New York will disappear. Take the proposed city grocery store location in Manhattan, which will come in at 9,000 square feet and cost the city a projected $30 million in start-up costs. When his first grocery store opens next year, our YouTube feeds will be flooded with videos showcasing how cheap and how nice everything is.