1. Attorney General Enforcement of Nonprofit Law The NY Attorney General can investigate nonprofits that mislead donors, operate outside their charitable purpose, or fund illegal activity, and can revoke registration, impose fines, or seek injunctions under Executive Law § 63(12) and the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. While this authority rests with the state, the mayor can refer cases, coordinate with the AG, and ensure city contracts do not support these organizations.

2. Consumer Protection and Advertising Law Deceptive business practices, like marketing property without disclosing legal or title risks, are prohibited under NYC Administrative Code § 20-700. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection can investigate and act. As mayor, Mamdani could direct enforcement or issue public advisories warning New Yorkers of these risks.
3. Zoning and Permit Enforcement The NYC Zoning Resolution and Administrative Code Title 28 allow city regulators to shut down or fine unpermitted real estate events within the city. Mamdani oversees the responsible agencies and could have prevented city spaces from being used to promote illegal settlement land sales.
4. Public Advisories and Consumer Warnings The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) can issue public alerts under NYC Charter Chapter 64 about legal, financial, and political risks of buying land in occupied territory. The mayor could use these advisories to educate the public and signal the city’s opposition. None of these tools requires new laws. They already exist. What’s missing is political will, and as mayor, Mamdani can make them happen. Inaction is complicity The sale of land tied to illegal settlements and the flow of U.S. tax-exempt dollars into groups that enable this expansion are not abstract harms, they directly fuel the dispossession, violence, and deaths of Palestinians. Mamdani has the power to challenge and stop this but so far has not exercised it. Unfortunately, activists are afraid this might be a broader pattern. Mamdani was elected on the power of a movement energized by his rhetoric on Palestine prior to and during the campaign, but we have seen him back away from other positions he took before the election. For example, he once publicly criticized the Cornell Tech–Technion partnership due to Technion’s ties to Israeli military research, but later stated he did not view the partnership as violating law or city policy in his capacity as mayor.