Document Actions   If Walmart were to open stores in New York
City would it kill more jobs than it creates, as it has in other
cities?  In January 2011, CCPD along with New York City Public
Advocate Bill de Blasio, jointly released a study based on
evidence from researchers across the nation showing that
Walmart's entry into new markets generally undercuts local
economies and kills more retail jobs than it creates. Later in
the year, a follow‐up study was conducted that examined the
potential impact of a Walmart superstore in the Gateway Estates
II development, in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood. The
study suggests that if a Walmart should locate in the area it
would most likely have the same negative impact on the local
economy that Walmart has had in other large cities.