Bodega owners decried likely Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for city-run grocery stores in a Monday press conference alongside billionaire owner of Gristedes supermarkets John Catsimatidis.
Leaders of the United Bodegas of America (UBA) said Mamdani’s plan would hurt thousands of bodega workers across New York City and turn the city into a communist government. Mamdani — a Democratic socialist, which is much different from being a communist — has proposed creating five municipally owned grocery stores, one for each borough, that offer food at lower prices to address high rates of food insecurity.
