by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2026 Non-AI Real World NewsCritics have called New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-run grocery stores a socialist fantasy. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler wrote in a post to X that “not only will New York taxpayers pay $70 million to build government-run grocery stores – they will also pay subsidies in perpetuity to keep them afloat while funding unfair competition against legitimate small businesses. Such as… The reality of how this will undercut privately-owned grocery stores. “To be absolutely clear: NYC Grocery stores will be open to everyone. Mendoza told the Sun that the “library card” for the city-run grocery stores will function more like a “loyalty card system.”