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FRIENDS WITH (SNAP) BENEFITS: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled the latest perk of his chummy relationship with President Donald Trump, announcing a deal today that will give stores across the country more time to comply with changes to federal food assistance rules.

New rules from the Department of Agriculture, which took effect last week, required retailers to stock a greater diversity of products in order to continue receiving SNAP benefits.

Just before they kicked in, Mamdani signed onto a bipartisan letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the Trump administration to delay implementing the new requirements.

He warned the rules would threaten the viability of the city’s more than 10,000 bodegas and corner stores, as well as the New Yorkers who rely on them, if the stores could not meet the mandates in time and lost the ability to accept SNAP payments.

Now, after negotiations with Rollins and foe-turned-bro Trump, Mamdani secured a 90-day extension for small retailers to comply with the rules — not just in New York City, but nationwide.

The extension starts Friday.

Mamdani said he personally escalated the extension request to President Trump after City Hall reached out to the federal government.

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