Grocers Sue NYC Over Civil Rights Claim in Mamdani's City-Owned Store Plan

On August 24, 2026, the Multicultural Business Coalition sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plan for five city-owned grocery stores offering 30 percent discounts. The suits argue the stores would disproportionately harm immigrant- and minority-owned grocers — a civil rights framing that, if accepted by a court, would trigger heightened scrutiny of the $70 million initiative.