\ud83d\udd25 New in The Lever<\/a>: To know a master manipulator like Jeffrey Epstein, do you have to be one<\/a>?<\/p>\n STORIES TO GO<\/p>\n That\u2019s a first. Today, President Donald Trump became the only sitting U.S. president to attend a Supreme Court oral argument<\/a>; justices are weighing birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n Pay up. Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle claims<\/a> it harmed Oregon residents with nitrate-filled water runoff from data centers \u2014 without admitting any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n Blast off. Today, NASA is planning a historic flight launch that is set take astronauts further into space<\/a> than ever before.<\/p>\n They made $93 million off stolen identities.<\/p>\n Last year, a U.S. fraud ring used other people\u2019s personal data to file fake tax claims. If your name, phone, or address are for sale online, your identity can be used. Incogni<\/a> removes your data from brokers and keeps it off the market \u2014 so criminals can\u2019t weaponize it against you. Protect your identity before you file. Get 58% off with code LEVER<\/a>.<\/p>\n The rich don\u2019t want to tax the rich. As the speaker of the New York City Council blocks Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s proposed tax increases<\/a> on the ultra-wealthy, she\u2019s hiding her family\u2019s own multimillion-dollar portfolio. The Lever\u2019s Luke Goldstein reports that Julie Menin and her husband hold a vast personal fortune, potentially worth tens of millions of dollars, including a $22 million Hamptons mansion<\/a>, several luxury condos on the Upper East Side listed<\/a> as their residence, and company private jets \u2014 none of which appear on her financial disclosure.\u00a0 Thanks to a loophole for spouses, Menin reported less than $500,000 in assets and other income.<\/p>\n \u270d\ufe0f While opposing property tax hikes or state-level tax increases, Menin has rolled out the city council\u2019s own proposal<\/a> which instead resorts to finding \u201csavings\u201d and potential spending cuts<\/a> to balance NYC’s budget. <\/p>\n \ud83e\udd2b Council members have to submit their spouses\u2019 financial information to the Conflict of Interest Board, but disclosure rules<\/a> allow those holdings to remain confidential, a provision criticized<\/a> by government accountability watchdogs for shielding members\u2019 full portfolios.\u00a0<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcb8 Menin\u2019s husband, Bruce Menin, co-founded and runs a Miami-based real estate development firm called Crescent Heights, which has accomplished $14 billion worth of deals across the country, including New York. The firm owns two<\/a> private jets<\/a> listed under LLCs registered<\/a> to the company. <\/p>\n Create a FREE account, or log in. <\/p>\n Registered readers of The Lever get access to a limited number of free articles every month, breaking news alerts, and our Lever Daily newsletter.<\/p>\n![\"CTA](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/incogni-logo-png_seeklogo-507105-881893690.png\"){kind=logo}
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