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HungryPanda Settlement Breakdown
Allocation of the $875,000 settlement funds
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Mamdani is cracking down on food delivery app junk fees in NYC
You're currently following this topic! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. By Allie Kelly You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has focused on affordability issues in the city. Bloomberg/Getty Images 2026-04-08T18:15:23.185Z Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a nearly $1 million settlement with food delivery app HungryPanda. The junk fee case follows a settlement with Uber Eats and other apps over worker pay violations. The administration says it will continue taking on corporations to protect consumers and businesses. At the Prospect Park Zoo's red panda exhibit, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a crackdown on the fees food-delivery apps charge to businesses and consumers. The press conference's location was a nod to the food delivery platform HungryPanda, which largely services Asian restaurants. The administration alleged that the app illegally overcharged hundreds of these businesses through junk fees, and announced a $875,000 settlement on Wednesday. More than 380 restaurants will receive relief money, the mayor said, after the app "bamboozled hardworking New Yorkers.""For so many restaurants and businesses, it is already hard enough to balance daily costs — labor, rent, equipment, utilities — even harder, frankly, to stay afloat when a delivery platform steals hard-earned revenue," said Mamdani, who was joined by Deputy Mayor Julie Su and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Sam Levine. Inside the factory where NYC's food carts get ingredients Mamdani added that "this is the first-ever action to hold a delivery app accountable for violating the rights of New York City restaurant owners." He said many of the restaurants affected are immigrant-owned and located in neighborhoods like Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and Flushing, Queens. The settlement will require the HungryPanda app to provide fee disclosures to users, implement compliance policies, and submit annual compliance certifications, he said. The city has investigated HungryPanda more than onceCombating junk fees for NYC businesses and consumers has been a top priority for Mamdani in recent months. City law requires third-party food cap fee amounts at 15% for delivery and 5% for other services. The HungryPanda app has been ordered to pay over $580,000 in restitution to affected restaurants, along with more than $294,000 in civil penalties and fees.Wednesday's ...
Mayor Mamdani, DCWP hold delivery app HungryPanda accountable for ...
Mayor Mamdani and the DCWP announced today that food delivery platform HungryPanda has agreed to pay more than $875,000 to locally-owned restaurants and the city following an investigation. The probe found that the platform had overcharged hundreds of restaurants for meal delivery. The app was disguising fraud as promotions or deductions, exploiting the workers of small businesses. DCWP and the Mayor are calling this a victory for immigrant-owned restaurants in New York City, specifically in the neighborhoods of Sunset Park and Flushing. This is the second action taken against HungryPanda during Mamdani's administration. Back in January, Uber Eats, Fantuan, and HungryPanda had to pay a combined $5,195,000 in fines to almost 50,000 food delivery workers for violating the City's Minimum Pay Rate. The Mayor made the announcement this morning at the Prospect Park Zoo, delivering remarks in front of the red panda exhibit. During the announcement, the Mayor said, "The red pandas behind me, they eat 30% of their body weight in bamboo every day. Unlike the HungryPanda app, they are not interested in bamboozling hardworking New Yorkers. For so many restaurants and businesses, it is already hard enough to balance daily costs." HungryPanda has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Mamdani heads to the zoo to announce the latest DCWP settlement
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to announce that food delivery platform HungryPanda has agreed to pay more than $875,000 to restaurants and the city after an investigation found the company had illegally overcharged hundreds of restaurants for delivering meals. The settlement will be ...
Meet Zohran Mamdani: The Progressive Democrat Trying to Rewire NYC ...
Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the 33-year-old state assemblyman from Queens, New York is poised to make history. As he sets his sights on the 2025 mayoral race in NYC, Mamdani could become the first Muslim and Indian-American to serve as mayor of New York City. But for those who have followed his swift and striking political ascent, his candidacy is less about identity and more about a sweeping vision ...
