Wanted: Experienced grocer who can help run Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s grocery stores. Who exactly takes this job will help determine a bunch of key details about the city’s bold plan to alleviate consumer costs, such as what will be stocked on the shelves and who will be there to help customers. With the first store set to open late next year, Gothamist spoke to food experts and reviewed the city’s request for proposals to understand how this idea could work — and where it could go wrong.

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The Vermont senator co-sponsored a bill that calls for a moratorium on building data centers. He discusses the environmental and economic concerns, and what the government can do.

WNYC arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper joins Janae Pierre to talk about Public Service, the free Brooklyn dance party bringing New Yorkers of all backgrounds together. Also discussed are the last outdoor events to catch before summer ends, whether New York is really a buffet town, the fake AI ads popping up in the subway and what to expect when the Knicks return this fall. Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.