The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is a department of the government of New York City.New York City Charter § 2201; "There shall be a department of consumer affairs, the head of which shall be the commissioner of consumer affairs."
History The duties were performed by the Commissioner of Public Markets until 1968. Bess Myerson was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay as the first commissioner of the Department for Consumer Affairs in 1969.
In 2019, the agency changed its name from the Department of Consumer Affairs to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, expanding its role to enforce paid sick leave laws, fair scheduling practices, and protections for independent contractors.
As of 2026, the department is responsible for the regulation of pedicabs.
Commissioners Commissioner Mayor Took office Left office Notes Bess Myerson John Lindsay 1969 1973 Was the first commissioner of the DCA-named agency. Betty Furness John Lindsay 1973 1973 Elinor Guggenheimer Abraham Beame 1974 1977 Bruce Ratner Ed Koch 1978 1982 Simon Gourdine Ed Koch 1982 1984 Angelo Aponte Ed Koch 1984 1989 Served as Commissioner of Department of Housing & Community Renewal under Mario Cuomo Mark Green David Dinkins 1990 1993 Alfred C. Cerullo III Rudy Giuliani 1994 1996 Jose Maldonado 1996 1997 Jules Polonetsky 1998 2000 Jane Hoffman 2000 2002 Gretchen Dykstra Michael Bloomberg 2002 2006 Jonathan Mintz Michael Bloomberg 2006 2013 Julie Menin Bill de Blasio 2014 2016 Lorelei Salas 2016 2020 was the first commissioner of the agency as DCWP. Peter Hatch 2021 2022 Vilda Vera Mayuga Eric Adams 2022 2025 Samuel A.A. Levine Zohran Mamdani 2026
See also New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), for hearings conducted on certain summonses issued by the Department New York City Public Advocate
References
External links
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection in the Rules of the City of New York CityAdmin, a collection of NYC administrative decisions from the Center for New York City Law