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by crazygringo 872 days ago
Some stores in NYC do, but it's up to the store.

In my experience, higher-end national chains offer paper bags for $0.05 each (Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc.) and don't sell the $0.50 plastic ones at checkout, while the local chains (FoodTown, Associated, etc.) only sell the plastic ones and don't offer paper.

I have no idea why.