{"id":201660,"date":"2026-04-18T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201660\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:23:14","slug":"mamdani-plan-to-tax-second-homes-in-nyc-ludicrous-critic-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201660\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani plan to tax second homes in NYC \u2018ludicrous,\u2019 critic says"},"content":{"rendered":"

(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014\u00a0A viral video of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani touting a proposed tax surcharge on pricey second homes<\/a> in Manhattan is drawing jeers from a Republican City Council member and a local real estate official.<\/p>\n

In the footage, Mamdani, a self-described Democratic Socialist who sailed to victory last fall, taps the camera lens and says, \u201cToday, we\u2019re taxing the rich.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis here video is absolutely evil, if you ask me,\u201d Vickie Paladino, a GOP member who represents the City Council\u2019s 19th District in Northeast Queens, told \u201cKatie Pavlich Tonight\u201d<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

Zohran Mamdani\u2019s message about rich a false narrative: Glenn Beck <\/a><\/p>\n

She said the so-called \u201cpied-\u00e0-terre\u201d<\/a> tax that targets the ultrawealthy will ultimately drive out businesses and erode the city\u2019s tax base.<\/p>\n

The plan was endorsed this week by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a moderate Democrat. If state lawmakers approve the measure, the Big Apple could impose tiered tax surcharges on secondary residences worth more than $5 million. The proposal would raise an estimated $500 million annually to help fill a significantly higher budget gap.<\/p>\n

Kenny Burgos, CEO of the New York Apartment Association, said Mamdani\u2019s administration ultimately will try to hike property taxes on multi-family buildings \u2014 a move that would hurt renters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhich goes, really, antithetical into his affordability campaign, what he ran on, in trying to make the most expensive city in the country cheaper,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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