New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online in posts that claim identification will be required to shop there. CLAIM: ID will be required to shop at city-owned grocery stores in New York City. “Insane that this even needs to be said, but to be absolutely clear: NYC Grocery stores will be open to everyone,” Calvello wrote. The false claim spreading online is being used to criticize opponents of voter ID laws, many of whom are Democrats. “Comparisons to voter ID laws or the SAVE Act simply do not apply,” the Mayor’s Office statement reads.