New York City Business Group Challenges Mayor Mamdani's Grocery Store Plan
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A New York City business group sued mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday over his plan to create five municipally owned grocery stores.
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Fox NewsPrivate operators looking to run New York City’s planned government-owned grocery stores are being put on notice: Join Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s program, and grocers fighting the plan say they could face you in court.
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The Multicultural Business Coalition, which says it represents hundreds of small supermarkets, filed two lawsuits in New York county supreme court on Monday, arguing that the plan violates the civil rights of smaller, immigrant- and minority-owned businesses. The group argues that smaller stores would be unable to match the discounts offered by the city grocery stores and “therefore, will be put out of business,” according to the lawsuits.
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Fox NewsThe Multicultural Business Coalition filed two lawsuits against the city Monday, arguing the taxpayer-backed stores would unfairly compete with minority- and immigrant-owned businesses already operating on thin margins. Garcia said the coalition now intends to extend that legal fight to private companies that sign on to operate the stores.
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Mamdani has said the five stores, one in each borough, are expected to open by 2029. The administration says shoppers would receive a fixed 30% discount on a basket that includes fresh produce, meat and seafood, along with staples such as milk, bread, cheese, pasta, rice and beans.
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The Guardian USThe city plans to open five stores by 2029, with one in each borough. Mamdani has said that plans call for the stores to offer some produce, meat and seafood pantry staples, dairy and other refrigerated goods at prices 30% below typical retail prices – and he has said that the program is projected to cut New Yorkers’ “average grocery bill by 15%”.
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01 USA Today The discounted tickets will allow New Yorkers to see matches for potentially hundreds of dollars cheaper than retail prices.
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02 New York Post The Mamdani administration admitted it mistakenly told more than 1,000 New Yorkers that they could get hit with a pied-à-terre tax bill unless they proved otherwise, according to new court documents.
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03 The Guardian US During his campaign, which focused heavily on the issue of affordability, Mamdani proposed introducing city-owned, subsidized grocery stores, which he said would help combat rising food costs.
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04 New York Times What to Know About the 2026 U.S. Open The star-studded sporting and social event runs until Sept. 13 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
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05 Fox News "We’re going to go after any operator that’s in there," Frank Garcia, who is leading a coalition of immigrant-owned grocers challenging the city’s plan, told Fox News Digital in an interview Monday.
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06 Reuters Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group - Reuters Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group Reuters
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