Only when a socialist mayor seeks to ensure that his budget-busting city-operated grocery stores are secure does identification get proposed. Within a week, ID is no longer required to shop at the city’s government grocery stores. Mamdani’s original $70 million plan called for one government-run store in each of New York City’s five boroughs. Leftist politicians like the New York City Mayor claim that grocery stores or voter booths are secure without requiring identification. Though doomed to fail, New York City’s taxpayers and businesses will eat the costs.