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‼️Zohran Mamdani's 'free' grocery store will cost $30 Million, will take 3 years to open and will be located within blocks of 3 large Mosques😱The first Muslim mayor of New York just picked the spot for the first of his "Free" city-run grocery stores. 👉It will sit at La Marqueta, under the elevated Metro-North tracks on Park Avenue between 111th and 116th Streets in East Harlem.🤬The democrat socialist mayor said the "free" store is a way to fight high food prices and give working families a “public option” for cheaper food like eggs and bread. 👉Details: 🤬Taxpayers will foot the $30 million price tag😱The city will own the building, taxpayers will pay for rent and overhead, and a private operator will be picked.🤬🤬Critics say this is the start of socialism in the city, which won't hold up as people are moving out of New York in droves because of Mamdani's policies. 😱Conservatives point out that a typical 15,000-square-foot supermarket built from the ground up costs under $10 million (Mamdani's store is 9,000 sq ft) - meaning Mamdani’s project is about three times more expensive - with many saying that the price tag will triple by the time 2029 rolls around. 👉One expert said even a high-end gourmet store in Manhattan wouldn’t run that much.👉In addition, private stores are able to open 'from the gound up' stores in a matter of months, not years once permits and land are secured. 👉There aren't any rent or property taxes for the city store, but the upfront bill still hits $30 million.🤬👉Critics say this shows exactly why government should stay out of the grocery business with other saying Mamdani's 'friends' will be the only ones that benefit from this taxpayer funded grocery store."