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Jewish News 24 · Oct 6, 2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced Monday plans for legislation that would give New York City residents broader legal power to sue businesses over unfair and abusive practices. The POWER Act, sponsored by City Council Consumer and Worker Protection Committee Chair Harvey Epstein, would create a municipal private right of action, allowing workers, consumers, tenants, small businesses and nonprofits to bring certain claims directly to court.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced Monday plans for legislation that would give New York City residents broader legal power to sue businesses over unfair and abusive practices. The POWER Act, sponsored by City Council Consumer and Worker Protection Committee Chair Harvey Epstein, would create a municipal private right of action, allowing workers, consumers, tenants, small businesses and nonprofits to bring certain claims directly to court.

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