- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that city-run grocery stores will require IDs for shoppers, in an effort to prevent abuse of the taxpayer-funded program.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) sparked a wave of criticism from MAGA world on Monday when his administration announced at a press conference that his city-run grocery stores would require IDs.
“How are you going to keep people from taking advantage of that deal, basically? And is there going to be a limit on the number of items that someone can take that are discounted at that level from that essential basket?” a reporter asked Mamdani about the logistics of his free, taxpayer-funded grocery stores.
“So our RFP (Request for Proposal) makes very clear that this is a program for New Yorkers to be able to put food on the table, not a program for people to be able to make a quick buck through reselling. I’m gonna pass it over to our EDC head, Jean Pak, to add some additional details,” Mamdani replied…