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politics1 month ago•10 min saved

Immigrant grocers threaten lawsuits as NYC's city-run grocery plan moves forward

Immigrant-owned grocers in New York City filed two lawsuits against the city over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to run taxpayer-backed grocery stores and warned they could target private operators chosen through the city’s RFP. They argue the model would unfairly compete with minority- and immigrant-owned businesses, while Mamdani says the stores would lower prices (about 30%) and can coexist with private bodegas. NYCEDC says grants aren’t planned but is exploring incentives; operator proposals are due Oct. 16, with five stores planned by 2029. The coalition also advocates forming a private buying group to reduce costs as an alternative to signing on with city-backed stores.

via Fox News|

#immigrant-owned #lawsuits #mamdani

politics2 months ago•26 min saved

City-owned groceries under fire: critics flag a flawed, costly plan

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned, privately operated groceries funded by public money and subsidized “Core Basket” items is drawing fire from insiders who say the 44-page EDC RFP reveals a flawed, costly model: bidders would price unknown stores in unknown neighborhoods, the plan envisions limited product diversity with various dietary options, stores would ship pre-made deli items, and there’s no means-testing—meaning taxpayers could subsidize groceries for nearby affluent shoppers while others go without.

via New York Post|

#grocery #mamdani #nyc

space4 months ago•1 min saved

NASA Seeks Industry Partners for a High-Bandwidth Mars Communications Network

NASA issued a Request for Proposal to partner with industry on the Mars Telecommunications Network, a high-bandwidth communications system intended to support future Mars missions (surface, orbital, and human exploration) with network operations by 2030. The program, part of NASA’s Moon-to-Mars SCaN architecture, followed an industry day where feedback shaped agency objectives, and a science payload will be selected by the Science Mission Directorate; responses are due within 30 days.

via NASA (.gov)|

#industry-partners #mars #nasa