As New Yorkers head to the polls, one economist is raising the alarm about Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani 's plan for city-run groceries, calling it a feel-good fix that flouts basic economics.

"It sounds very good on paper – ‘free’ always does," Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley, an economics professor and vice president of academic affairs at The Fund for American Studies, said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist who is the frontrunner in Tuesday's mayoral race, argues these stores are needed to address food deserts and give working-class New Yorkers more access to affordable groceries. The pilot program, which would launch five stores in the city – one in each borough – is a key part of his progressive platform to lower costs fo

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