National Supermarket Association

Lobbying client

The trade association representing roughly 450 independent, largely Hispanic-owned supermarkets in New York, headquartered in Flushing. Its treasurer testified before the City Council in May 2025 on street vending legislation, urging equal enforcement between store owners and vendors as the city moved to license more street vendors. It has filed 18 lobbying disclosures since 2024, lobbying 11 council members through Buckner Group and CMW Strategies specifically on the Intro 24 and Intro 217 street vendor bills.

Council members lobbied
11
Filings (since 2024)
18
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$202,000

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