Grocery stores and bodegas say city officials are asking for private business information while preparing to open government-owned supermarkets.

Store owners in New York City are expressing concern that city representatives are intruding into their businesses, demanding various personal details. This comes in the context of Mayor Zoran Mamdani’s state-run supermarket initiative, which some fear could create unfair competition. At a press event on Tuesday near La Marqueta in East Harlem, one of five […]
Zohran Mamdani supports the plan for a government-owned grocery store in a CNN interview.

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani from New York City has defended his proposal for a government-run grocery store while critiquing a failed effort in Kansas City, Missouri. During a recent discussion, he pointed out that a government grocery store in Kansas City had to close due to ongoing issues such as crime and stock shortages. […]