Mamdani begins his term with something few mayors ever have: an energized following and an international megaphone. His administration could launch a 100-day affordability sprint, using executive and emergency powers creatively and expansively to lower costs for ordinary people.
Kiren Gopal
Kiren Gopal is a consumer protection lawyer who previously served as senior counsel in the Director’s Front Office at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Rohit Chopra, counsel in the New York City Mayor’s Office under Bill de Blasio, and counsel on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce under former ranking member Henry Waxman.
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