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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Muslim men  in nyc, particularly corner store and deli owners and taxi cab associations,  aren’t happy about Mamdani stances on defunding cops, ending stop and frisk, city grocery stores, and free city buses.

The Yemeni American Merchants Association, one of the largest NYC  food and Bev small business owners in the city  endorsed Brad Lander, the Jewish candidate and rabbi,  for mayor last month.

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Is there one single taxpayer funded grocery store that is successful in this entire country? No.
Better to let church organizations give free donated food to poor people. Mamdani should encourage more of that. Why not?[/quote]

Donations are voluntary. This is a government policy he’s proposing as a way to provide more affordable food to NYC residents. I don’t feel strongly about it one way or another (and he’s only proposing one per borough - it’s basically a pilot program at this point) but why not give it a try? It’s a relatively low cost proposal and the city spends far more on way less useful things. I’m an NYC taxpayer and I’m okay with the city spending money on this. If it doesn’t work, the stores will close or be privatized.

The argument that this is going to put small business owners and bodegas out of business is disingenuous. It’s literally one store per borough. For reference, there are about 8 grocery stores within a 5 block radius of my building on the Upper East Side. Do you know how many people live in NYC?[/quote]

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