Q&A on consumer protection, DCWP relationship, and prediction market investigation
Menin discusses her strong relationship with DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine, the Council's push for more agency funding, the Kalshi/Polymarket investigation timeline with 60 questions sent to four companies, and her sponsorship of the Deliverate Protection Act in the prior council.
Hi.
It seems like an area of shared priority between the city council and its administration is issues of consumer protection.
Yes.
Positive interest there in your past, too.
I'm wondering if you can sort of share behind the scenes of what your relationship with the assembly media has been like, whether on the council investigation, have you talked about that?
Yeah.
You talked about the Office of Insurance Affordability.
Yeah.
And related in this zone, curious if you have any opinion or position directly on the Deliverate Protection Act.
Oh, sure.
Happy to talk about that.
So first of all, I have a great relationship with Commissioner Sam Levine.
That is my old agency.
I love DCWP.
We have so much to talk about in terms of consumer and worker protection.
We fought really hard to get that agency more funding in the budget.
I mean, that was one of our top budget priorities because, again, and I used to always say when I was commissioner, every New Yorker has a consumer protection issue, every single one, because you're dealing with products and consumer issues really all day long.
So I've had many conversations with the commissioner about a number of different issues on consumer and worker protection.
On the insurance issue, we had a hearing, and so we had a good dialogue on that.
In terms of the Kaushi investigation and Polymarket, we will be reaching out to them.
But right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
We have sent these letters to these four companies.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
We have 60 questions we've asked them.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
We are waiting to get those materials back.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
We will schedule a hearing.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
At the hearing, we will look at whether we need to do additional legislation to really crack down on what we believe are potentially deceptive advertising and marketing practices to minors.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
Right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.
In terms of the Kaushi investigation and Polymarket, we will be reaching out to them.
And so at that point, we would certainly engage with the commissioner and DCWP about that.
But right now, what we're trying to do is we're in the data investigation phase.