Overview
- Polymarket says the store will open at noon on Feb. 12 for several days in Lower Manhattan, with reporting listing an end date of Feb. 15 or Feb. 16 and noting hours may change.
- The company has not disclosed the exact street address or any per-shopper limits, while describing the site as fully stocked, no purchase required, and open to all New Yorkers.
- Polymarket states it donated $1 million to Food Bank For New York City in connection with the activation, a claim repeated in coverage and acknowledged by the nonprofit on social media.
- Photos shared by the company show shelves of produce, milk, eggs, bread, and packaged snacks, though operational details remain to be finalized.
- The announcement follows rival Kalshi’s Feb. 3 East Village giveaway covering up to $50 per shopper, and it drew a social-media response from Mayor Zohran Mamdani that prompted an invitation from Polymarket.