Even after a popular Indian restaurant in Park Slope was ordered by the New York State Department of Labor in late September 2025 to pay a combined $3 million in penalties and restitution for years of wage theft, former workers say they are still waiting to be paid.

City Council Member Shahana Hanif, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, Deputy Public Advocate for Education and Opportunity Elizabeth Kennedy, and the Workers’ Justice Project stood alongside affected workers at a press conference on Dec. 2 outside Indian Spice on Seventh Avenue. They demanded that the restaurant’s owner, Mariam Khandakar, finally comply with the order now that her appeal period ended on Nov. 24, making the ruling enforceable.

Speakers also urged the Department of Labor to pursue all available enforcement

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