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

The Multicultural Business Coalition, representing New York City grocers and bodegas, filed two separate lawsuits on Monday against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration. The legal action challenges the proposal to establish municipal grocery stores across the Big Apple. Plaintiffs allege that these city-run supermarkets would create unfair competition and violate their civil rights. The lawsuits were filed in state court to prevent the implementation of the city-run grocery store plan proposed by the Mamdani administration.