NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani named antitrust crusader Lina Khan, former FTC chair, to lead the city's Economic Development Corporation board. Khan oversaw aggressive antitrust actions against Amazon, Meta, and Google during her time at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Khan will chair the city’s economic development board, which oversees the leasing and use of huge chunks of city property, including Hudson Yards.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has roped in Lina Khan to lead the board of directors for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The former chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) known for her aggressive antitrust lawsuits against Big Tech. According to Business Insider, Mamdani called the duo a “dream team” and framed the appointments as a strategic effort to pair urban