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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.