On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani trumpeted in a tweet that New York City’s storefront vacancies had hit a post-pandemic low.
Turns out he popped the champagne cork too soon.
City Comptroller Mark Levine released a report on Thursday that put the numbers in context — and showed the city lagging the nation.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the local retail vacancy rate stood at 10.5%…