New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), is an agency of the Government of New York City.[1]

Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Department overview
FormedApril 29, 1969 (1969-04-29)
Preceding department
JurisdictionNew York City
Headquarters42 Broadway,
Manhattan, New York
MottoTo protect and enhance the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities.
Employees448
Annual budget$46.3 million (FY 2022)
Department executive
  • Vilda Vera Mayuga, Commissioner, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)
Key document
Websitewww.nyc.gov/dcwp

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.[2][3]

In 2019, the agency changed its name to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, expanding its role to protect workplace safety, paid sick leave laws, and freelancer protection.[4]

Commissioners
Commissioner Mayor Took office Left office Notes
Bess Myerson John Lindsay 1969 1973 was the first commissioner of the DCA-named agency.
Elinor Guggenheimer[5] Abraham Beame
Bruce Ratner Ed Koch 1978 1982
Mark J. Green David N. Dinkins 1990 1993
Alfred C. Cerullo III Rudolph W. Giuliani 1994 1995
Jules Polonetsky Rudolph W. Giuliani 1998 2000
Jane Steiner Hoffman Rudolph W. Giuliani 2000 2002
Jonathan Mintz[6] Michael Bloomberg 2006 2013
Julie Menin[7] Bill de Blasio 2014 2016
Lorelei Salas[8] Bill de Blasio 2016 2020 was the first commissioner of the agency as DCWP.[4]
Peter Hatch[9] Bill de Blasio 2021 2022
Vilda Vera Mayuga[10] Eric Adams 2022

See also

References
  1. New York City Charter ยง 2201; "There shall be a department of consumer affairs, the head of which shall be the commissioner of consumer affairs."
  2. William McDonald (reporter) (5 January 2015). "Bess Myerson, New Yorker of Beauty, Wit, Service and Scandal, Dies at 90". The New York Times. New York City, New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. Murphy, William (5 January 2015). "Bess Myerson, first Jewish Miss America, television star and NYC's first consumer affairs commissioner, dies at 90". Newsday. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. Klein, Frankfurt Kurnit; Greenbaum, Selz PC-Jeff. "NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Changes Name and Expands Mission | Lexology". www.lexology.com.
  5. Ranzal, Edward (7 October 1976). "Police Challenged on Peddler's Law". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. "Center for NYC Neighborhoods". Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  7. "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Julie Menin as Commissioner of Department of Consumer Affairs". The official website of the City of New York. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  8. "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Lorelei Salas as Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs". The official website of the City of New York. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  9. "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Peter Hatch as Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protec". The official website of the City of New York. September 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  10. "Mayor Adams Announces Additional Economic Development Appointments". The official website of the City of New York. February 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-08.


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