NYC Immigrant Grocers Sue Mayor Mamdani Over $70M Government Grocery Scheme

A coalition of immigrant grocers is suing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plan to open city-owned, taxpayer-subsidized supermarkets — and they're not wrong to be alarmed. With zero studies conducted and no proper regulatory review, Mamdani announced his office would spend $70 million (roughly $30 million per store) to sell groceries at 30% below market prices, declaring victory over food deserts while ignoring the small business owners already serving those neighborhoods.The Multicultural Business Coalition has filed civil rights claims arguing the plan discriminates against the very immigrant entrepreneurs who built New York's corner store ecosystem. A second lawsuit echoes the Walmart precedent — when the retail giant tried to enter NYC decades ago, it never gained a foothold. Now the city itself is attempting what Walmart couldn't, except doing it with tax dollars and no profit motive to keep it honest.The math doesn't work. Grocery retail runs on single-digit margins, and a city-run store subsidized 30% below cost isn't a business — it's a burning pile of public money with a deli counter. Kansas City already proved how this ends: closures, corporate abandonment, and neighborhoods left worse than before. Mamdani's own press response signals he knows the scrutiny is coming, with permit retaliation fears already being raised by affected business owners.This is a publicity stunt dressed up as social policy. Subscribe to @reasonablenews so you're there when the closure announcements drop.#NFRP #NewYorkCity #MamdaniGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ MERCH - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeopleSTAY CONNECTED:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL