Lina Khan is quietly mapping out how New York’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani can use overlooked city and state laws to make daily life cheaper — from Yankee stadium beer to basic medicines, Semafor reports. People familiar with the transition say she’s identified a broad “unconscionable pricing” rule and new transparency requirements for algorithmic pricing as early tools the city can enforce. It echoes her FTC tenure, where she revived dormant statutes to pressure companies on misleading ads, predatory pricing, and deceptive gig-work claims. Business groups may bristle, but Khan’s approach could give Mamdani a concrete legal path to tackle the city’s affordability crisis, the report suggests. ⬇️