Politics & Government Active Updated Jul 12, 2026
The fight over city-run supermarkets
Mayor Mamdani's plan for $70 million in city-owned supermarkets, a signature campaign promise, faces a legal challenge from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who says he will invoke a 150-year-old state constitutional clause barring public subsidy of private competitors to try to block it, arguing it illegally undercuts bodegas.
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Jul 12, 2026 Latest
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said he will invoke a 150-year-old New York State constitutional clause barring public subsidies to private competitors to try to block Mayor Mamdani's $70 million city-owned supermarket plan, arguing it illegally subsidizes competition against bodegas.
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