New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at an announcement event of a city-wide, discounted grocery plan for city-run municipal grocery stores, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
\n\nNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online in posts that claim identification will be required to shop there. The claims are juxtaposed against Democratic resistance to nationwide voter ID requirements.
\n\nRepublican officials and other major public figures, as well as conservative social media influencers, were among those who made the claim.
\n\nMisinformation began spreading in response to a comment made at a press conference last week by Jeanny Pak, the interim president and CEO of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation. Asked how the city will stop people from taking advantage of lower prices at the stores, Pak mentioned the possibility of a “library-card-esque” system.
\n\nBut city officials say there will be no ID requirement for shoppers.
\n\nHere’s a closer look at the facts.
\n\nCLAIM: ID will be required to shop at city-owned grocery stores in New York City.
\n\nTHE FACTS: This is false. No one will be asked to show ID to shop…
Original source: https://apnews.com/business