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City’s Grocery Plan Sparks Small Business Doubts | US News
Mayor Mamdani’s bold plan to launch city-owned grocery stores across NYC aims to boost food access in underserved neighborhoods—but it’s sparking backlash from independent bodega and grocery owners who feel sidelined and distrustful. With each store costing up to $30 million and plans spanning all five boroughs, the city insists these new markets won’t compete with existing businesses, even proposing to exclude deli counters from public markets. Yet small grocers demand transparency and assurances that their razor-thin profit margins won’t be crushed. Critics call the city’s approach clumsy…
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