Mamdani Selects The Peninsula (Hunts Point Bronx) as Second Municipal Grocery Store Site — 20K sq ft, Opens 2027; AOC Endorses; $70M Allocated Citywide Across 5 Boroughs

Mon May 18 announcement: Mamdani + NYCEDC selected The Peninsula in Hunts Point as the second site for the municipal-grocery-store program. 20,000-sq-ft store opens 2027 within a mixed-use development on the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Facility (740 affordable units, 50K+ sq ft public open space, 30K sq ft light industrial, 50K+ sq ft community space). First site (La Marqueta, East Harlem) was announced April 2026. Goal: one store per borough by end of first term, backed by $70M capital allocation. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) issued formal endorsement calling Hunts Point selection 'precisely the kind of community-led investment' the area needs. Right-flank coverage (Daily Caller, Washington Times) leaned on Mamdani inverting Ronald Reagan's '9 most terrifying words' line. Pairs with the 'I worked all day and can't feed my family' framing in Common Dreams.

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