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Mamdani Promised Affordability. His New Amazon Delivery Plan Could Make NYC More Expensive.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is once again using a big corporation as an easy target in a scheme that will likely make New York City more unaffordable, not less.

On Monday, the socialist mayor announced the so-called Delivery Protection Act—which received significant union backing—that will allegedly be used to “rein in the power of corporate delivery giants like Amazon, hold them accountable for their exploitative business model and make New York City’s streets safer for workers, drivers and pedestrians.”

The policy will apparently create “a licensing system for certain last-mile warehouses and distribution facilities while establishing new safety, training and labor standards.”

Like so many other Mamdani policies, this one was announced with a slick video.

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon.Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability. It… pic.twitter.com/6hQVV8GoNH— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) August 10, 2026

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon.Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability. It… pic.twitter.com/6hQVV8GoNH

“If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it’s an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon,” Mamdani........

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