NYC Municipal Grocery Stores, the Rent Freeze, and Federal Equity Stakes: Hume's Knowledge Problem in 2026

Podcast: Consequential Actions Podcast · Jeff Kellick

Opublikowano: 2026-09-09

Self-Evident: The Road to 1776 — Episode 12B A City Promised Groceries 30% Below Retail. Somebody Still Has to Decide 30% Below What. In July, New York City published a request for proposals for five publicly funded, privately operated grocery stores. A core basket sells at thirty percent below retail, reset once a month. The information session was August 5. Proposals are due at four o’clock on October 16. The document names market data as possible inputs without fixing a benchmark or a formula — so somebody eventually has to decide what a typical retail price...