Sunset Park Costco to Try Out Food Stamps

I like Costco. I like a lot of its politics, and I like the way the company treats its employees. I also like that I can buy cereal, tires, and baby carrots at a discount. (Okay, it was just one tire, but it was a lot less than anywhere else within walking distance.) Now there's one more reason to like Costco: the company is going to accept food stamps beginning in June, and Sunset Park is one of its "try it on for size" locations.

Check out more information at the NYT City Room as well as here and here.

Watch Your Rice at CostCo

Rice purchases are at big box stores like CostCo and Sam's Club. And the price for a 20 pound bag of rice has risen from $9 to $16 in New York. Check it out here.