Price gouging highest in neighborhoods hit hardest by COVID-19
From Brooklyneagle.com
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Lorelei Salas announced Monday that, after analyzing the more than 10,000 complaints citywide about price gouging, the neighborhoods with the most complaints are many of the same neighborhoods that were hardest hit by COVID-19.
These neighborhoods, which are majority Black and Hispanic, are already financially vulnerable and, with median household incomes of approximately $30,000, can least afford to be gouged on lifesaving items like face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes.