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NYC - First in US to ban deceptive subscription practices - Mamdani administration bans companies from trapping customer
into paying recurring charges and also targets ‘junk fees’
The new rule, which will start on 1 October, promises hefty fines and aggressive enforcement for violators. Companies that do not provide a simple way to cancel could pay $525 per user subscription, back fees and additional fines.
The city is also targeting so-called “junk fees” that raise the final price of everything from apartments to sporting events, with a proposed rule that requires sellers to “advertise the total price for any good or service, including all mandatory additional charges and fees, up front”, according to a release shared with the Guardian.
New York would be the first US city to implement such a ban.
“People shouldn’t have to wait on hold for half an hour or send a certified letter or show up to a store in person in order to cancel” a subscription, said Samuel AA Levine, the city’s commissioner of consumer and worker protection, in an interview.
The new measures are expected to be announced in a press conference on Friday morning.
The city is also targeting so-called “junk fees” that raise the final price of everything from apartments to sporting events, with a proposed rule that requires sellers to “advertise the total price for any good or service, including all mandatory additional charges and fees, up front”, according to a release shared with the Guardian.
New York would be the first US city to implement such a ban.
“People shouldn’t have to wait on hold for half an hour or send a certified letter or show up to a store in person in order to cancel” a subscription, said Samuel AA Levine, the city’s commissioner of consumer and worker protection, in an interview.
The new measures are expected to be announced in a press conference on Friday morning.
Read more
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/new-york-city-deceptive-subscriptions-ban]
Mamdani is just good at this. Doing good and useful things for people that they can actually see in their own lives.
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that Biden was implementing while President. He was going after the kind deceptions and fees that the average person can relate to.
Mamdani has been remarkable. The politician who campaigned for office appears to be the same man who took office. 
