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"So the challenge is to locate [city-owned markets] in places where there are not only low-income households that need affordable food, but also where the existing retail is just too expensive for their income levels.”
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h ago“New York City doesn’t really have very many food deserts,” says Cohen. “For the most part, we have food all over the place. The problem is, in many neighborhoods, those supermarkets are pricing food for a more affluent customer base.
“New York City doesn’t really have very many food deserts,” says Cohen. “For the most part, we have food all over the place. The problem is, in many neighborhoods, those supermarkets are pricing food for a more affluent customer base.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoAnd just as bookstores are a complementary alternative to libraries, the municipal grocery store model would coexist with the chain supermarkets most people shop at. www.foodandwine.com/how-governme...
And just as bookstores are a complementary alternative to libraries, the municipal grocery store model would coexist with the chain supermarkets most people shop at. www.foodandwine.com/how-governme...
America Has Tried Government-Run Grocery Stores Before — Here’s What Happened
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for New York City-owned grocery stores has sparked plenty of debate, but municipal supermarkets have found success before. By cutting overhead costs and relying on gove...
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@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h ago"Just as a public library provides access to books and services, a public grocery store uses government subsidies to lower food costs, making food more accessible to people of all income levels."
"Just as a public library provides access to books and services, a public grocery store uses government subsidies to lower food costs, making food more accessible to people of all income levels."
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h ago“While it sounds really novel to have a city-run grocery store, the city has been funding or building and operating food retail since the LaGuardia era,” explains Dr. Nevin Cohen, associate professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and director of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute.
“While it sounds really novel to have a city-run grocery store, the city has been funding or building and operating food retail since the LaGuardia era,” explains Dr. Nevin Cohen, associate professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and director of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoFood & Wine: For those skeptical that municipal grocery stores can work in New York, it’s important to understand that the model has been in operation for nearly a century.
Food & Wine: For those skeptical that municipal grocery stores can work in New York, it’s important to understand that the model has been in operation for nearly a century.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h ago"At La Marqueta, the city plans to cover rent and construction for the new site but will hire a private operator to run the store once it opens. The operator hasn’t been chosen yet, but whoever is selected will be contractually obligated to keep prices on staple groceries affordable."
"At La Marqueta, the city plans to cover rent and construction for the new site but will hire a private operator to run the store once it opens. The operator hasn’t been chosen yet, but whoever is selected will be contractually obligated to keep prices on staple groceries affordable."
America Has Tried Government-Run Grocery Stores Before — Here’s What Happened
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for New York City-owned grocery stores has sparked plenty of debate, but municipal supermarkets have found success before. By cutting overhead costs and relying on gove...
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@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoIn the latter scenario, prices on other items would remain comparable to those at neighboring stores.
In the latter scenario, prices on other items would remain comparable to those at neighboring stores.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h ago"There’s variability in pricing options too: a municipal store might subsidize all items in the grocery store or only certain staple products, such as poultry, meat, and fresh produce, to keep them affordable."
"There’s variability in pricing options too: a municipal store might subsidize all items in the grocery store or only certain staple products, such as poultry, meat, and fresh produce, to keep them affordable."
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoFood & Wine: If a local government doesn’t choose to staff and run a store itself, it might partner with a private vendor to handle the day-to-day operations of its supermarket. www.foodandwine.com/how-governme...
Food & Wine: If a local government doesn’t choose to staff and run a store itself, it might partner with a private vendor to handle the day-to-day operations of its supermarket. www.foodandwine.com/how-governme...
America Has Tried Government-Run Grocery Stores Before — Here’s What Happened
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for New York City-owned grocery stores has sparked plenty of debate, but municipal supermarkets have found success before. By cutting overhead costs and relying on gove...
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@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h ago"One existing format is government-run commissaries on military bases. These stores are staffed by government employees and sell food at cost, with a small 5% surcharge, so prices are about 25-30% lower, on average, than market value."
"One existing format is government-run commissaries on military bases. These stores are staffed by government employees and sell food at cost, with a small 5% surcharge, so prices are about 25-30% lower, on average, than market value."
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoThere are a few different approaches to this municipal grocery model.
There are a few different approaches to this municipal grocery model.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h ago"What does it mean for the local government to own a grocery store, and what’s it actually like to shop at a municipal supermarket? This isn’t the first time a city has opened its own grocery store, and similar models — along with Mamdani’s proposed plans — offer a clearer sense of what to expect."
"What does it mean for the local government to own a grocery store, and what’s it actually like to shop at a municipal supermarket? This isn’t the first time a city has opened its own grocery store, and similar models — along with Mamdani’s proposed plans — offer a clearer sense of what to expect."
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoOther to-be-announced sites will open before La Marqueta, as soon as next year. www.foodandwine.com/how-governme...
Other to-be-announced sites will open before La Marqueta, as soon as next year. www.foodandwine.com/how-governme...
America Has Tried Government-Run Grocery Stores Before — Here’s What Happened
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for New York City-owned grocery stores has sparked plenty of debate, but municipal supermarkets have found success before. By cutting overhead costs and relying on gove...
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@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoIntended to “take on the affordability crisis” as grocery prices soar, this campaign promise is moving closer to reality: La Marqueta in East Harlem was announced as the first site for the municipal grocery store model and is expected to open in 2029.
Intended to “take on the affordability crisis” as grocery prices soar, this campaign promise is moving closer to reality: La Marqueta in East Harlem was announced as the first site for the municipal grocery store model and is expected to open in 2029.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · 5h agoFood & Wine: In April, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took to Instagram to reaffirm his commitment to opening five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough. www.instagram.com/p/DXKWbixEbSx/
Food & Wine: In April, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took to Instagram to reaffirm his commitment to opening five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough. www.instagram.com/p/DXKWbixEbSx/
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Senator Eric Schmitt apparently got bored during acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation vote. The MAGA senator complained about Dems calling out tax fraud and sex abuse. “So much whining!” newrepublic.com/post/213950/...
MAGA Senator Complains About Dems Calling Out Tax Fraud and Sex Abuse
Senator Eric Schmitt apparently got bored during acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation vote.
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Adam Schiff: Five Reasons Todd Blanche is Unfit to Serve www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI6x...
Schiff SLAMS Blanche: 'He Will Never Represent the American People'
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Senators from both parties should demand Todd Blanche either publicly support the fact-based decision to dismiss vandalism charges against David Hearn, or publicly disavow the facts presented by Pirro in her motion and explain why he supports Trump's delusions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNhy...
Trump lashes out at Pirro after Reflecting Pool case dropped
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But the embarrassment was too much for even CNN's MAGA pundit Scott Jennings, who equated the administration's rush to judgment on Friday evening to “a monkey having intimate relations with a football,” adding that Hearn “ought to sue anybody that he thinks he can to get his name back.”
MAGA’s Leaky Narrative
Weeks after Fox News and top right-wing media figures blamed Democrats for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Justice Department admitted the narrative didn't hold water.
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@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterday"In fact, it was mentioned just once on the MAGA network's air Friday, during Bret Baier's program. Meanwhile on Fox News’ website, a single report on the administration’s reversal was buried in the site's sports section."
"In fact, it was mentioned just once on the MAGA network's air Friday, during Bret Baier's program. Meanwhile on Fox News’ website, a single report on the administration’s reversal was buried in the site's sports section."
@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterday"On Friday evening, after Pirro's humiliating admission that there never was a vandal armed with a secret box cutter, the revelation wasn't mentioned a single time on Fox News' primetime programs, according to a Status review of transcripts."
"On Friday evening, after Pirro's humiliating admission that there never was a vandal armed with a secret box cutter, the revelation wasn't mentioned a single time on Fox News' primetime programs, according to a Status review of transcripts."
@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterdayMAGA Media and Fox News eagerly amplified the administration’s narrative. Jesse Watters devoted a primetime segment to Hearn's arrest and whipped up claims of Democrats vandalizing the body of water, airing "exclusive" video of people touching the water.
MAGA Media and Fox News eagerly amplified the administration’s narrative. Jesse Watters devoted a primetime segment to Hearn's arrest and whipped up claims of Democrats vandalizing the body of water, airing "exclusive" video of people touching the water.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterday"It was an extraordinary and embarrassing admission for the Trump administration which had spent weeks villainizing Democrats and seemingly random visitors to the reflecting pool for Trump's $16 million renovation disaster." www.status.news/p/reflecting...
"It was an extraordinary and embarrassing admission for the Trump administration which had spent weeks villainizing Democrats and seemingly random visitors to the reflecting pool for Trump's $16 million renovation disaster." www.status.news/p/reflecting...
MAGA’s Leaky Narrative
Weeks after Fox News and top right-wing media figures blamed Democrats for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Justice Department admitted the narrative didn't hold water.
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@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterdayPirro acknowledged that investigators had concluded the damage wasn’t caused by Hearn after all, but by a “flawed installation” of the pool’s newly installed liner.
Pirro acknowledged that investigators had concluded the damage wasn’t caused by Hearn after all, but by a “flawed installation” of the pool’s newly installed liner.
@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterday"In a court filing, former Fox News host-turned-U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro asked a judge to dismiss the federal indictment against U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who had been arrested and publicly accused by Pirro of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool."
"In a court filing, former Fox News host-turned-U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro asked a judge to dismiss the federal indictment against U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who had been arrested and publicly accused by Pirro of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool."
@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterday"But on Friday afternoon, his administration was forced to concede that the man it had accused of carrying out the attack had done nothing wrong." www.status.news/p/reflecting...
"But on Friday afternoon, his administration was forced to concede that the man it had accused of carrying out the attack had done nothing wrong." www.status.news/p/reflecting...
MAGA’s Leaky Narrative
Weeks after Fox News and top right-wing media figures blamed Democrats for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Justice Department admitted the narrative didn't hold water.
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@bkwartler.bsky.social · yesterday"For weeks, Donald Trump and his allies insisted they had uncovered a shocking act of Democratic vandalism at one of America’s most recognizable landmarks."
"For weeks, Donald Trump and his allies insisted they had uncovered a shocking act of Democratic vandalism at one of America’s most recognizable landmarks."
A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration’s ban on nonpartisan groups helping newly naturalized U.S. citizens register to vote — finding the ban was likely driven by intentional discrimination against new citizens. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Court blocks Trump ban on voter registration help for new citizens, finding likely intentional discrimination
Senior Trump administration officials have repeatedly portrayed immigrants' political participation as an electoral threat.
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Thom Tillis and John Cornyn have surrendered to their own venality in agreeing to vote to confirm Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjVi...
Lawrence: Caving to Trump, Tillis & Cornyn prove once a senator, always a senator
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