[Video] New Regulatory Priorities Under Mayor Mamdani’s NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

In a debut V-log on Consumer Crossroads, partners Vaishali Rao and Joe Sanders sit down to discuss the changing regulatory landscape under the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), now that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has assumed office.

On the discussion agenda is the significance of DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine, who brings extensive consumer protection experience from his background at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); a shift of focus to broader “economic justice” issues; a series of regulatory initiatives, including junk fees and subscription traps; the use of unconscionability as a regulatory enforcement tool; and tipping and food delivery issues.