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I'm sorry, Sid. Hi.

Oh, God, don't be sorry.

You kidding me?

No, I'm wrapped up in these meetings on peace.

And I said, it's between peace and Sid Rosenberg.

I said, let's take Rosenberg.

Okay.

Mayor Mamdani says he's fulfilling a campaign promise

announcing the first city-owned grocery store set to open in East Harlem.

Naomi Ruckham reports taking a look here at how it would work

and what it would need to succeed.

Mayor Mom-Dani on Sunday night announced plans for the city's first city-run grocery store.

Now some will insist that city-owned businesses do not work, that government cannot keep up with

corporations. My answer to them is simple. I look forward to the competition.

The first will open in East Harlem with plans to open one in every borough by the end of the mayor's term.

But city involvement in grocery stores is nothing new.

New York has been in the grocery business for a hundred years.

Nevin Cohen is the executive director of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute.

It's operated public markets around the city. It's supported green carts or push carts

that sell produce in certain neighborhoods. In fact, the city currently oversees six public markets,

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