Mamdani turns consumer protection into an affordability strategy in New York

Mamdani turns consumer protection into an affordability strategy in New York

New York City’s affordability problems are too large for any crackdown on hidden fees or awkward cancellation policies to solve. Yet the Mamdani administration is betting that a series of smaller interventions can still matter economically — and politically — by targeting costs and frictions City Hall can actually control. The strategy ranges from consumer enforcement to deregulation. The administration has pursued deceptive pricing and lending …