Yasmin Basugian
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3,329 appearances
25 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 5 Aug
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Gothamist reporter Karen Yee has been reporting on this and has more of the details.
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Hi, Karen.
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Hi.
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Good to be here.
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It's great to have you.
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I think this is really interesting, right, because affordability has been a huge issue here in New York City.
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It's something that Mamdani ran on, but it's a huge issue across the country, right?
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So I think the big question here is could this type of model be applied –
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across the country.
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Mamdani is saying these five grocery stores are going to offer meat, seafood, fresh produce 30% cheaper than other retail stores.
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How are they going to do this?
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What is this going to mean for folks that live near them, near these stores?
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But you don't just have to be on SNAP benefits to be able to go.
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Mamdani says that anybody can go.
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So people with money could actually go to these subsidized grocery stores.
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What are folks telling you about these stores?
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I hear there's been some controversy around this.
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So can this be applied elsewhere beyond New York City?
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Because if the way in which it's working, from what I understand you telling me, is essentially the city subsidizes the rent, for instance—
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Can that be applied in places that aren't as expensive necessarily, right, as New York City in order to bring prices down 30 percent, for instance, which is a big deal?
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