NEW YORK, NY –
NYC Mayor Mamdani has ordered HPD, the Department of Buildings, the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection — working with the new Office of Mass Engagement — to hold “Rental Ripoff” hearings in all five boroughs within his first 100 days. These hearings will allow New Yorkers to share concerns such as unsafe conditions and hidden rental fees. The administration will then release a report summarizing common issues and outlining potential policy responses. Details will be posted at nyc.gov/RentalRipoff.
“Too many New Yorkers have been forced to pay more for less — living in unsafe, unconscionable, and unaffordable housing. Under my administration, that ends. Today’s executive order is the first step towards giving New Yorkers a voice in addressing the housing crisis that is pricing them out of our city,” said Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
In his first week, he also signed — alongside Attorney General Tish James, Council Member Julie Menin, and DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine — two executive orders to protect New Yorkers from misleading fees and deceptive subscription traps.
“New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what they are paying, how much it will cost, and whether they are signing up for an ongoing charge — before a single dollar leaves their account. Instead, too many people are hit with hidden fees and blindsided by subscription traps they never knowingly agreed to and cannot easily escape,” Mamdani said. “In the midst of an affordability crisis that is already pushing working New Yorkers out of their city, these deceptive practices put even more strain on household budgets”.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani was officially sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor during a private ceremony administered by New York Attorney General Letitia James at the Old City Hall Station just after midnight on New Year’s Day. “This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,” he said moments after being sworn in.
A public ceremonial swearing‑in followed later that day on the steps of City Hall, accompanied by a block party along a stretch of Broadway. Mamdani is the first Muslim to serve as New York City’s mayor. Before taking office, he represented the 36th New York State Assembly District. He succeeds Mayor Eric Adams.
