Multicultural Business Coalition
Type: organization | Domain relevance: plaintiff coalition challenging Mayor Mamdani’s municipal-grocery program.
Summary
New York nonprofit coalition formed in 2026 and described as representing thousands of businesses through roughly 50 chambers, including hundreds of small grocery stores, bodegas, and supermarkets. Its leadership includes chair Frank Garcia, president Kenneth Roldan, and general counsel Mark Jaffe. After threatening a $1 million litigation and lobbying campaign, it filed two New York County Supreme Court matters on August 24, 2026 seeking to delay or stop N.Y.C. Groceries and recover damages.
Key Facts
- Article 78 matter: index 160694/2026.
- Civil-rights/equal-protection class matter: index 160693/2026.
- Claims member grocers are predominantly immigrant- and minority-owned and cannot match subsidized prices.
- No merits ruling or injunction is recorded in the corpus as of September 1.
In the Sources
| Source | Context |
|---|---|
| Immigrant business group to sue over Mamdani's taxpayer-funded grocery stores | Initial vote and threatened filing |
| Trade group sues to halt New York City's municipal supermarket project | Trade-reporting confirmation of both filed matters |
| MBC v. Mamdani — Verified Article 78 Petition | Administrative-law pleading |
| MBC v. Mamdani — Civil Rights and Equal Protection Class Complaint | Civil-rights class pleading |
Related
Entities: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Concepts: municipal grocery stores, equal protection, Article 78