News Summary

• Zohran Mamdani's administration is targeting the fees, scams, and bureaucratic headaches that make day-to-day life in New York slightly more annoying.
• They're going after rule-breaking parking lots and dentists, cracking down on convoluted cancellation policies.
• The hope is that all of this will have a cumulative effect, saving New Yorkers $21.5 million to $162 million a year, according to an estimate from the Roosevelt Institute.
• "If government can do the things that materially improve the lives of New Yorkers, we can be trusted to do more," says Julie Su, New York City deputy mayor for economic justice.