For years, large supermarkets have been shut out of New York city due to zoning laws designed to keep manufacturing jobs from leaving the city. Now, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani wants to change that, saying New Yorkers should have the choice and cheaper prices offered by larger food stores. But as Gene Bryan Johnson of member station WNYC reports, many New Yorkers fear large supermarkets bring too much traffic into close-knit neighborhoods, and that they will kill off small local businesses.
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