{"id":41187,"date":"2026-08-21T18:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=41187"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:49:49","slug":"mayor-mamdani-d-a-bragg-and-dcwp-commissioner-levine-join-forces-to-deliver-economic-justice-for-new-yorkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/41187","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani, D.A. Bragg and DCWP Commissioner Levine join forces to deliver economic justice for New Yorkers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine announced a new partnership to combat wage theft, tenant harassment and fraud targeting immigrants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed today, DCWP and the Manhattan D.A.\u2019s Office will coordinate more closely on investigations and enforcement, including by sharing information, data and investigative strategies to more efficiently crack down on unlawful practices and hold accountable those who harmworkers, tenants, immigrants and other New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone steals your wages, harasses you out of your home or scams you because of your immigration status, that\u2019s a crime, and we’re going after it like one. DCWP and the Manhattan D.A.’s Office are now sharing files, sharing leads, and moving together,” said\u00a0Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n

“New Yorkers who do the right thing and go to work every day deserve a city that has their back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need all hands on deck to protect the New Yorkers who are bearing the brunt of the affordability crisis. One of my top priorities as District Attorney is taking on bad actors that target vulnerable Manhattanites through wage theft, scams, tenant harassment, and more. By partnering with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, we will be better equipped to ensure accountability through efficient, effective criminal and civil proceedings. I thank Commissioner Levine and his team, and look forward to our collaboration to protect New Yorkers\u2019 wallets and homes,\u201d said\u00a0District Attorney Bragg.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership allows New York City to work smarter and better to deliver economic justice faster,\u201d said\u00a0Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy sharing data, strategy, and a three-pronged focus on some of New York\u2019s most vulnerable communities, DCWP and the D.A.\u2019s office are well-positioned to achieve swift accountability and real economic relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA wage theft complaint and a criminal case used to move on separate tracks. Now DCWP and the D.A.’s Office are working off the same information, at the same time,\u201d said\u00a0Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s faster accountability for the people who need it most — the delivery worker who didn\u2019t get paid, the tenant getting pushed out of their home and the immigrant who got fleeced by a notario.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the MOU, the Manhattan D.A.’s Office and DCWP will share information, including confidential information, to further investigations and cases, consistent with applicable law. The offices will coordinate investigative actions, including parallel criminal and civil proceedings where appropriate. Each office will retain full independent authority over matters within its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

DCWP has long referred matters to the Manhattan D.A.’s Office for criminal review. This partnership strengthens that referral process and adds information-sharing that will allow both agencies to act more efficiently to protect New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

The offices will also host a boroughwide outreach event with local labor, consumer protection and immigration organizations to raise awareness of New Yorkers’ consumer and worker rights.<\/p>\n

The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office investigates and prosecutes violations of New York State Penal Law, Labor Law and related statutes concerning wage theft, labor exploitation, worker endangerment, immigrant-directed fraud, predatory and harassing landlord conduct and associated offenses.<\/p>\n

The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is the nation\u2019s leading municipal enforcement agency charged with delivering economic justice and protecting New Yorkers from predatory, deceptiveand unfair practices. DCWP enforces the City\u2019s Consumer Protection Law (CPL), the FARE Act and labor laws including the Protected Time Off Law, the Fair Workweek Law and Delivery Worker Laws.<\/p>\n

DCWP enforces the CPL against businesses that target immigrants with deceptive or predatory conduct and enforces specific laws and rules requiring transparency from Immigration Assistance Service Providers (ISPs), including people or businesses that charge fees for immigration-related services, often known as \u201cnotarios.\u201d<\/p>\n

ISPs often target and mislead immigrant New Yorkers by charging excessive or illegal fees, falsely claiming they can provide legal advice or unlawfully \u201cguaranteeing\u201d immigration results.<\/p>\n

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NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine announced a new partnership to combat wage theft, tenant harassment and fraud targeting immigrants. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed today, DCWP and the Manhattan D.A.\u2019s Office will coordinate more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":39549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41188,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41187\/revisions\/41188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}