Mayor Mamdani issued directives Monday aimed at strengthening protections by directing the city’s consumer protections agency to crack down on tactics like “junk fees” and subscription “traps.”

Zohran Mamdani has been mayor of New York City for less than a week, and he's already issued several executive orders related to housing and staffed up housing roles within his administration.

Even Republican spokesperson  Karoline Leavitt entered the fray, weaponizing footwear in outrage.