It’s not a criminal trial but a lawsuit. That’s the only way NYC can even bring this to court, as a plaintiff rather than the government. Now even in civil cases you’re supposed to have to sue the defendant in their own locale but in federal court maybe the entire country is considered a single locale. (or they saw a chance to tweak the little guy, so the rules be damned)
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.Still do not understand how this is constitutional.