New Yorkers struggling to afford food in the country's biggest city -- and often exorbitantly expensive financial capital -- may finally get a break if the incoming socialist mayor's daring new plan succeeds.

Some 1.4 million residents in the Big Apple are food insecure, meaning they're unable to regularly access affordable, healthy food. One in three use food banks.

Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won a stunning victory, in part on his promise to open affordable city-run supermarkets.

The 34-year-old vows the stores will focus "on keeping prices low, not making a profit."

It's a novel idea in a city more associated with Wall Street wealth.

The stores would be exempt from rent and taxes, with savings passed to shoppers, while centralized warehousing and distribution would aim to r

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