NYC taxpayers could pay twice under Mamdani's city-owned grocery store plan

New York City officials are looking at ways to ease costs for independent grocers as taxpayers foot the bill for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's city-owned grocery store plan.

The administration is eyeing tax breaks, incentives and zoning benefits to help private grocers manage costs as the city moves ahead with taxpayer-subsidized stores that will receive low- or no-cost real estate, city-funded buildouts and other subsidies.

That could put taxpayers in a position of paying twice, once for...