The exact proposals have been kept under wraps. But three people familiar with the discussions said they include specific attempts to drive down apartment rental fees and utility costs and compel businesses to be more transparent about pricing. Other suggestions include dusting off a little-used 1960s price-gouging statute and policing new protections for food delivery workers.
Ms. Khan and her team have also studied a 1969 consumer protection law meant to prohibit “unconscionable” business tactics, to potentially target hospitals and sports stadiums where consumers typically have little choice but to pay high prices for products that are cheaper elsewhere, as Semafor previously reported.
They have looked at whether food delivery companies, which wield significant power in the city, are complying with laws that protect their drivers, and whether landlords are complying with a newly enacted law barring many real estate brokers from collecting thousands of dollars in fees.
Cromwell Coulson, the chief executive of OTC Markets, which runs a stock market, said that if the new mayor and Ms. Khan too aggressively single out large companies, they could sour the city’s business climate
Fuck em and fuck you. Let those companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars to have less access to the biggest market in the country.
Lina Khan is a national treasure. I am glad to see her continuing to contribute to a cabinet that can make a difference in people’s lives.