Amid growing interest in city-run grocery stores as a solution to food access inequities, our Institute’s directors, Dr. Nevin Cohen and Craig Willingham, along with Professor Nick Freudenberg, have been leading voices in the conversation. Their insights appear in CNN, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, NBC New York, The Week, Vital City, Gothamist, and Modern Retail, offering critical perspectives on the potential of public supermarkets to address systemic gaps in the food system while drawing lessons from history and public-private models.
Explore the articles to see how their research and analysis are shaping the discourse on food justice, the city’s role in food retail, and urban food policy:
- CNN: Mamdani’s plan to open public supermarkets
- The Week: What Mamdani’s plan really means
- The Atlantic: The public grocery store debate
- NBC New York: Critics weigh in on city-run groceries
- Washington Post: Can city-run stores fill food access gaps?
- Modern Retail: A look at the history and future of public grocery stores
- Vital City, Guess What? Government Is Already in the Grocery Business
- Gothamist: Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them.
- KTBS: Could Govt Owned Grocery Stores Come to Your Town?
- CBC: The case for government-run grocery stores to help cut food bills
