Trump grants 90-day SNAP rules extension after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeals for small businesses

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Zohran Mamdani secured a nationwide delay to new USDA stocking requirements after raising concerns from bodega owners directly with Donald Trump.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump has agreed to delay enforcement of new federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) stocking requirements by at least 90 days. This gives small retailers across the United States more time to comply.

“I spoke with President Trump and he agreed to give small business owners across America at least a 90-day extension to comply with new SNAP rules,” Mamdani wrote on X. He added that “the concerns of the smallest businesses should always be raised to the highest levels of government.”

The extension follows direct talks between Mamdani and Trump after hundreds of New York bodega owners warned that the rules could threaten their businesses.

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The regulations were scheduled to take effect this month and would affect thousands of neighbourhood stores, including bodegas, convenience stores and corner shops across the country.

Mamdani said more than 100 New York bodega owners contacted his office requesting additional time because many small stores could not meet the new inventory requirements immediately.

“We formally raised those requests to the federal government, and I personally escalated them directly to President Trump,” the mayor said during a City Hall news conference.

Amr Abozaid, director of small business services at the Yemeni American Merchants Association, welcomed the decision.

“Bodegas are operating on razor-thin margins,” Abozaid said. “If we lose our SNAP, or if these stores lose their SNAP authorisation for six months, that could be the end of their businesses.”

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