Consumer protection commissioner tells merchants how to avoid tickets
Mohammed Bado might have been surprised when Lorelei Salas, commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, strolled into his Bay Ridge clothing boutique with members of her staff on Friday morning, but he quickly realized he wasn’t in any trouble.
Salas wasn’t there to conduct a surprise inspection at Bado’s shop, Boutique, at 6909 Fifth Ave. She came to the store to talk to Bado about city regulations for merchants so he can avoid getting hit with summonses from inspectors in the future.
“I thought she was a nice lady,” Bado told the Home Reporter after the commissioner left. Salas and David Raja, an inspector, also presented Bado with an information packet for use as a guide, which he was thumbing through when this reporter re-entered the shop for follow-up questions.