Mamdani's biggest promises are now this millennial's day job
Sam Levine, New York City's commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection, is working to increase the agency's visibility and impact by aggressively enforcing fair business practices. His efforts are part of a broader affordability agenda aimed at empowering consumers and workers against corporate malfeasance.
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The profile highlights the role of local government agencies in addressing economic inequality and protecting citizens from predatory business practices.
Mamdani insider Sam Levine oversees all workers and consumers in New York City. Corrie Aune for BI Sam Levine can't stand a ripoff. He's New York City's millennial commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection. The former lawyer — who worked under Lina Khan at the Federal Trade Commission — said he didn't hesitate to file a complaint with the department this spring when CVS sent him an expired coupon. And he thinks it's ludicrous that his halal guy charged him more than $20 for his post-Knicks victory meal . "I want people to move away from a sense of resignation that this is just the economy we're stuck with," he told me, "And move toward a more hopeful view that we can fight back." "You have different protections for workers than you do for consumers," Levine told me. "But at the end of the day, we're talking about people."
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