Mamdani promised cheaper groceries in NYC. Here’s how the city plans to do it.

Wanted: Experienced grocer who can help run Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s grocery stores.

Who exactly takes this job will help determine a bunch of key details about the city’s bold plan to alleviate consumer costs, such as what will be stocked on the shelves and who will be there to help customers.

With the first store set to open late next year, Gothamist spoke to food experts and reviewed the city’s request for proposals to understand how this idea could work — and where it could go wrong.