Samuel A.A. Levine

Stories

NYC is first US city with 'click-to-cancel' subscription rule

Oversees enforcement; reported a few hundred complaints in the first days

Since October 1, any business selling a subscription in New York City must let customers cancel it as easily as they signed up. A gym that takes online sign-ups can no longer force a phone call or in-person visit to quit.

Updated Oct 12

DoorDash settles NYC delivery worker pay dispute for $131.5 million

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Led the DCWP investigation into DoorDash's pay practices

About 264,000 New York City delivery workers will receive money from DoorDash after the company agreed to pay $131.5 million to settle allegations it underpaid them. The settlement is the largest labor enforcement action in city history.

Updated Sep 25