{"id":2583446,"date":"2026-03-24T17:51:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-chows-on-taco-bell-and-dunkins-mukbang\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:55:47","slug":"mamdani-chows-on-taco-bell-and-dunkins-mukbang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-chows-on-taco-bell-and-dunkins-mukbang\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani chows on Taco Bell and Dunkin&#8217;s mukbang"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-chows-on-taco-bell-and-dunkins-mukbang%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani participated in a mukbang livestream to celebrate a settlement between the city and Salz Management LLC, the operator of Taco Bell and Dunkin\u2019 locations, over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fair-workweek law violations<\/a>. Salz Management agreed to pay about $1.5 million to settle a Department of Consumer and Worker Protection examination into 24 locations in Manhattan and Queens that lacked predictable schedules and forced workers to close and reopen the stores without compensation. The livestream, attended with DCP Commissioner Sam Levine, highlighted that more than 800 workers will receive restitution, with some getting more than $10,000.Payments will be issued via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mnuchin-600-stimulus-payments-could-be-deposited-starting-tonight\/\" title=\"Mnuchin: 0 Stimulus Payments Could Be Deposited Starting Tonight\">direct deposit<\/a> if accounts are on file, otherwise by check. The event also featured food from the franchises and remarks about worker protections, and it was temporarily postponed due to a LaGuardia Airport collision, after which officials planned to hold a press conference and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-first-lady-to-visit-maui-meet-with-wildfire-survivors-on-aug-21\/\" title=\"Biden and First Lady to visit Maui, meet wildfire survivors on Aug. 21.\">continue outreach<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mamdani chows on Taco Bell and Dunkin&rsquo;s mukbang celebrating franchisee settlement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2541826\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> took part in a mukbang livestream to celebrate a settlement between the city and a Taco Bell and Dunkin&rsquo; Donuts franchisee.<\/p>\n<p>Salz Management LLC agreed to pay over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/mayors-office\/news\/2026\/03\/mamdani-administration-secures-nearly--2m-in-restitution-for-800\">$1.5 million to settle an investigation<\/a> by the city that found the franchisee violated local scheduling laws at 24 locations in Manhattan and Queens. Mamdani joined Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Sam Levine for a livestream discussing the settlement, as they feasted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fast-food\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8943\">various food orders <\/a>from Taco Bell and Dunkin&rsquo; Donuts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4501817\/biden-doj-more-subpoenas-kash-patel-gop-records\/\">Biden DOJ sought more subpoenas for Patel and Republicans than previously known, records show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4501043\/trans-inmates-ms-13-member-lawsuit-funded-procedures\/\">Transgender inmates, including MS-13 member, join lawsuit to continue taxpayer-funded sex change procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4500790\/judges-appoint-us-attorney-new-jersey-robert-frazer-replace-alina-habba\/\">Judges appoint US attorney in New Jersey to replace Alina Habba<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Levine explained that workers at these locations were not given &ldquo;predictable schedules&rdquo; and were forced to close the store and open it the next day, &ldquo;without compensation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think one of the things that, to me, is one of the more beautiful parts of this settlement is that it all starts with one worker,&rdquo; Mamdani said in the livestream. &ldquo;One worker making a complaint about the violation of fair workweek laws is what leads to more than 800 workers receiving, some of them will receive, I think, as you said, more than $10,000?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/rn4Uh5rm-pd7dBiGO.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" title=\"New%20York%20City%20Mayor%20Mamdani%20on%20Worker%20Protection%20Actions%20%7C%20C-SPAN.org\" style=\"position:absolute;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Levine confirmed some, not most, will receive more than $10,000 from this settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the food the two officials ate during the mukbang included Crunchwrap Supremes, Mexican Pizzas, Baja Blast Freezes, and Munchkin doughnuts. Mamdani said the Supreme is &ldquo;very good,&rdquo; and Levine joked that the entree&rsquo;s &ldquo;big&rdquo; size makes it live up to its namesake.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani also confirmed that the city will use &ldquo;direct deposit&rdquo; to reimburse eligible workers in this settlement, &ldquo;if you have your accounts on file.&rdquo; Those who don&rsquo;t will receive a check.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4501706\/ron-desantis-skeptical-zohran-mamdani-cause-uptick-migration-florida\/\"><strong>DESANTIS SKEPTICAL MAMDANI WILL CAUSE MORE MIGRATION TO FLORIDA: &lsquo;WE&rsquo;LL SEE&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mamdani and Levine were scheduled to announce the settlement on Monday, but postponed it after the Air Canada regional jet collision <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4500037\/two-dead-airplane-collision-laguardia-airport\/\">at LaGuardia Airport<\/a> on Sunday night, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2026\/03\/23\/dunkin-donuts-settlement-dcwp-fair-workweek-law-violations\/\">according to<\/a> <em>The City<\/em>. The pilot and co-pilot were reportedly killed in the collision, and several others were injured.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani joined Transportation Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\">Sean Duffy<\/a> and Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/4500946\/duffy-hochul-mamdani-together-laguardia-plane-crash\/\">a press conference on Monday<\/a>. He stressed that he wants New York residents to know the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the collision, and &ldquo;we will not rest until the conclusion of that investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined the city\u2019s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection chief Sam Levine in a live mukbang to mark Salz Management LLC\u2019s settlement over scheduling violations at 24 Taco Bell and Dunkin\u2019 Donuts locations in Manhattan and Queens. The company will pay more than $1.5 million after a city investigation found workers faced unpredictable schedules and were required to close and reopen stores the next day without pay. Mamdani said a single worker\u2019s complaint helped trigger compensation for hundreds of workers, with some expected to receive more than $10,000. Levine noted that while not all will get such amounts, some will exceed $10,000. The officials sampled items like Crunchwrap Supremes, Mexican Pizzas, Baja Blast Freezes, and Munchkins; Mamdani praised the Supreme, and Levine joked that its \u201cbig\u201d size matches its name. Eligible workers will be reimbursed by direct deposit if their accounts are on file; others will receive checks. The livestream was delayed due to a LaGuardia-area Air Canada collision; Mamdani later joined a press conference with Transportation Secretary Duffy and Gov. Hochul to address the ongoing NTSB investigation.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline:<br \/>\nMamdani munches on mukbang after franchisee settlement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2583447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-rl52o2m0m-1774378054126-e1774380527371.jpg?1774363902&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[76483,56552,76481,76482],"class_list":["post-2583446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dunkin-3","tag-mamdani","tag-mukbang","tag-tacobell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-rl52o2m0m-1774378054126-e1774380527371.jpg?1774363902&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583450,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583446\/revisions\/2583450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}