Betting company Polymarket opens NYC's first free grocery store in downtown Manhattan (for 1 week only)

Fox ^ | 2-5-26 | Kristen Altus

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A prediction market company best known for allowing users to bet on world events is stepping into New York City’s food scene — if only briefly — with the launch of what it’s calling the city’s first-ever free grocery store.

Polymarket will be open for New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan starting at 12PM from Feb. 12 through Feb. 16, according to the NYC for Free website. It’s being described as the city’s first free grocery store, "fully stocked" and requiring no purchase.

Polymarket posted on X, Tuesday, that the idea took "months of planning." In addition to paying for the lease, the company said it had donated $1 million to Food Bank For New York City to support "an organization that changes how our city responds to hunger."

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Looted in one day, I bet. Popcorn ready for the videos.

[TexasFreeper2009]

nearly every church has one.

but dont let facts distract you from the BS self promotion here

[Responsibility2nd]

One day??? I give it two hours.

[pfflier]

First to go, steak and lobster followed by twinkies and skittles. Left on the shelves, fruit and veggies.

[PeterPrinciple]

We will see this headline but not one when it closes.

[PGalt]

Bad bet.

[4yearlurker]

Looting,fist fights,and traffic jams with much pushing and shoving and falling on their behinds. I give it one day tops.

[Made In The USA]

“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”

Charity is a good temporary solution. If they, or anyone else, really want to help I think there’s bigger problems to work on.

[bigbob]

Something about fools and money…

[Leaning Right]

I’m quite sure customers will line up in an orderly fashion, and wait for the doors to open.
Not.

And speaking of betting, what’s the over-under on how many people will be injured in the riot?

[dfwgator]

What could possibly go wrong?

[butlerweave]

Mamdani made all food free for his muslim cult buddies

[jeffersondem]

I just wish New York City could tax me so that I could help them give away unlimited free stuff; because it makes so much sense.

[AZJeep]

Despite what’s being said, grocery market is very competitive and the grocers profits are very small!
And they have huge experience and nailed the process to the best.
So any government market will need huge subsidies to be able to operate.
Or like this one, spend a million for some gimmick and then close!

[hal ogen]

More likely...

Give a man a kick in the a** and who cares if they bother to eat.

[V_TWIN]

Take a good look. It's the last time it'll look like this.

[chief lee runamok]

Betting company Polymarket opens NYC's first free grocery store
in downtown Manhattan (for 1 week only)
  
   Mamdani gathers with his new administration

[cgbg]

Hopefully we get full time video coverage.

This should be entertaining.

[aquila48]

""an organization that changes how our city responds to hunger." "

Yeah, this is what hunger looks like in America...

[Libloather]