NYC businesses sue Mamdani over city-run grocery store plan, citing 'unfair competition'

One of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's buzziest affordability promises is to open five city-run grocery stores. Bloomberg/Getty Images The Multicultural Business Coalition filed a lawsuit Monday against the Mamdani administration. Plaintiffs say that planned city-run supermarkets will spark unfair competition with small grocer

Local Business Group Sues Over Mamdani’s Plan to Open Municipal Grocery Stores  WSJ

Taxpayers may pay twice under Zohran Mamdani's city-owned grocery plan as NYC explores grants for independent grocers alongside the subsidized stores.

Clean up on aisle free. A leader of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist grocery store project suggested that the Big Apple could funnel taxpayer money to shop owners losing business to the city-owned supermarkets, which are already projected to cost at least $70 million. The gobsmacking comments from Waverly Neer, senior