NYC mayor secures 90-day delay on SNAP rules for bodegas

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 21:01 · Archive

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has secured a 90-day delay on new federal food-stamp rules for bodegas and corner stores nationwide.

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced he personally secured a 90-day nationwide delay on new federal food-stamp rules for bodegas through direct negotiations with President Trump and agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins. The delay, which began on Friday, postpones enforcement of guidelines that require SNAP-authorised retailers to stock at least seven varieties within each staple food category: dairy, grains, protein and fruits or vegetables. Retailers must also ensure they offer perishable items in three of the staple food categories.

Mamdani said he requested the extension after owners of around 100 of New York's more than 10,000 bodegas reached out to City Hall with concerns about compliance. He warned that without more time, many stores risked losing the ability to accept SNAP, threatening their livelihoods and making it harder for families to put food on the table. According to the Food Research and Action Center, bodegas, convenience stores and small grocery stores make up roughly 70 per cent of SNAP retailers.

Mamdani stated the new rules threw the lives of more than a million New Yorkers and tens of millions more across America into chaos. The new USDA guidelines were originally scheduled to take effect on 4 November and fulfil a decade-old congressional mandate passed in a 2014 farm bill. The primary goal is to improve nutrition variety in food deserts.

How it is being reported

• Mamdani and Trump agree to 90-day delay on new food assistance rules for corner storesNew York City mayor says deal will allow bodegas and convenience stores across the country more time to comply Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, has struck a deal with Donald Trump to secure a 90-day delay on new rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), so that bodegas and corner stores across the country have time to comply. The extension, Mamdani said, starts Friday as a result of conversations he had with Trump and Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary. Continue reading...Guardian World · 13 Nov, 20:33
• Mamdani announces he personally brokered deal with Trump to delay SNAP cuts for bodegasNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani brokered a deal with President Trump to secure a 90-day nationwide delay on stricter new federal SNAP rules for bodegas.New York Post · 13 Nov, 19:44

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