New York City Opens First Free Grocery Store
Source: Newsweek
Published Feb 14, 2026 at 07:44 AM EST
New York City’s first "free" grocery store opened on February 12, offering thousands of New Yorkers no-cost staples, produce, and household items.
Polymarket, a prediction market website, announced the store, named "The Polymarket," would be opening at noon Eastern Time (ET) on Thursday at the start of the month, and that it also donated $1 million to Food Bank for NYC, a charity working to provide food for low-income New Yorkers.
Polymarket said in an X post on Friday: "What an incredible first day at The Polymarket. Thousands served today at New York City's first free grocery store—& we've donated 3 million meals on top of that! We'll be open again tomorrow, with a community donation hour from 5-6pm."
It does not appear though that this store will be permanent—reports have said that the store is only temporary, and set to close on Monday, and a poster about the store shared by Polymarket does only include opening dates and times running until February 16. Newsweek has contacted Polymarket outside of regular working hours via email for comment.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-city-opens-first-free-grocery-store-11523713
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