US EditionNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Sets His Sights on Ending Hidden Service Fees. Here's How He Plans to Do It.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani established a citywide Junk Fee Task Force to enforce existing laws and work on new legislation targeting hidden fees and subscription traps.
- On January 5, 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed two executive orders directing city agencies to crack down on junk fees and subscription traps at Hunter's Point South Park, Long Island City, Queens, on his fifth day in office.
- Zohran Mamdani campaigned on fixing the city's affordability crisis, noting that junk fees of $5 and $10 add up, worsening costs for eight and a half million New York City residents.
- It establishes a Junk Fee Task Force co-chaired by Julie Su, Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, and Sam Levine, Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection , while directing DCWP to intensify enforcement and recommend laws targeting subscription traps.
- Officials warned businesses and landlords that Sam Levine, DCWP Commissioner, will pursue enforcement and lawsuits, while Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, cited $600,000 recovered for New York consumers.
- Following federal action, the city framed its approach as complementary to the FTC rule and Mamdani pledged to double DCWP's roughly $65 million budget to strengthen enforcement.
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