Lina Khan

Sam Levine, New York City's commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection, enforces fair business practices across the five boroughs. His department, part of Mayor Mamdani's affordability agenda, faces challenges due to its small size and budget. Businesses and trade associations express concerns over the city's consumer-focused policies.

A study led by Columbia Law School researchers found that workplace monitoring software used by hundreds of thousands of employers shares employee data with major tech companies like Meta and Google, as well as data brokers. All nine bossware services examined transmitted sensitive information including names, email addresses, and web history to third-party platforms.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is urging New York State's financial regulator to block Western Union's $500 million acquisition of Intermex, a money transfer service serving immigrants, arguing the merger will reduce competition and raise remittance prices. The move reflects growing antitrust enforcement at the state and local levels as the Trump administration steps back from such cases.

The Biden administration's antitrust policies led to the demise of Spirit Airlines, a major budget air carrier, after blocking its merger with JetBlue. This has resulted in higher airfare costs and fewer low-cost options for consumers. The administration's actions have been criticized for prioritizing arbitrary anti-business mentality over consumer interests.