But Mamdani’s plan to open five pilot stores on unused city land is not universally welcome. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

New Yorkers struggling to afford food in the country's biggest city -- and often exorbitantly expensive financial capital -- may finally get a break if the incoming socialist mayor's daring new plan succeeds. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won a stunning victory, in part on his promise to open affordable city-run supermarkets.