Billionaire John Catsimatidis threatened to shut or promote his Manhattan-based grocery chain Gristedes if Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is elected the following mayor of New York Metropolis.
“We can’t compete with Mamdani opening city run supermarkets for free,” Catsimatidis advised The Submit on Wednesday, referring to the mayoral hopeful’s plans to open grocery shops owned and operated by the federal government within the 5 boroughs.
“Will Mamdani run the supermarkets with union help? When people start shoplifting, will he even have cops arrest them,” Catsimatidis contemplated.
The 76-year-old grocery store mogul additionally recommended that if company taxes are hiked within the Massive Apple – one other lofty ambition included in Mamdani’s marketing campaign’s progressive agenda – that he would wish to relocate his firm’s headquarters.
“We’d probably move our corporate headquarters to New Jersey,” Catsimatidis stated.
Catsimatidis, 76, has run the mainstay grocery store for many years on prime of his slew of different companies.
A spokesperson for Mamdani didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
