City hits gouging

Mayor Adams issued a state of emergency Sunday in hopes of curbing price gouging amid the baby formula shortage.

“The nationwide infant formula shortage has caused unimaginable pain and anxiety for families across New York — and we must act with urgency,” Adams said in a statement.

Emergency Executive Order 98 allows the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to prevent price hikes for certain household products.

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio enacted the measure on March 15, 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic when stores began to increase prices for hand sanitizer and masks.