Business Coalition Threatens Suit Over 5 NYC Grocery Stores Selling Food 30% Cheaper
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 30
Business Coalition Threatens Suit Over 5 NYC Grocery Stores Selling Food 30% Cheaper
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 30
Summary
Several immigrant business owners in the Multicultural Business Coalition are preparing to sue Mayor Zohran Mamdani over plans for five taxpayer-funded city grocery stores.
Frank Garcia, the coalition’s chairman, said it will send City Hall a letter within days and move toward a lawsuit if Mamdani does not meet with the group within three weeks.
The coalition argues the stores would undercut bodegas and other small businesses by selling food at prices up to 30% below traditional retailers, framing the case as protection against unfair competition.
Founded earlier this year to fight the grocery plan, the coalition says it has backing from multiple ethnic business communities, civil-rights groups and some city and state lawmakers.
The threatened suit adds to mounting legal pressure on Mamdani, who is also facing a separate landlord challenge to New York City’s rent freeze.