Two Boston city councilors are taking a page out of the New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s playbook with a push for government-run grocery stores.

Councilors Liz Breadon and Ruthzee Louijeune, the Council president, plan to introduce a hearing order Wednesday “to discuss the role of publicly-owned grocery stores in addressing food insecurity.”

Their order mentions that many Boston residents live in areas classified as food deserts, without access to a nearby grocery store, and have seen their household budgets strained by rising food prices since the pandemic — necessitating a closer look at “sustainable public-sector interventions.”

“Publicly-owned grocery stores can be structured to prioritize community benefit over profit, enabling lower prices, better food ac

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