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The Hochul-Mamdani pied-à-terre tax is completely falling apart

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The proposed Hochul-Mamdani pied-à-terre tax in New York City faces significant challenges, with fewer than 9,000 homeowners likely to be affected instead of the anticipated 13,000, leading to a lower revenue collection of around $500 million. This reduction is due to nearly 7,000 appeals being approved by City Hall and another 3,800 pending review. Homeowners have also filed three lawsuits challenging the tax's constitutionality and implementation details, further complicating its enforcement.

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The Hochul-Mamdani pied-à-terre tax in New York City is collapsing before it even takes effect. Initially expected to affect 13,000 homeowners, the tax will now impact fewer than 9,000, raising less than the projected $500 million for the city’s budget. Nearly 7,000 out of 17,000 potentially liable homeowners have already won appeals, and another 3,800 are pending review. City Comptroller Mark Levine had predicted this shortfall. Plaintiffs challenging the tax on grounds of unconstitutionality and market value overstatement argue that collectible revenue could be significantly less than projected. Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed for the tax to appease his socialist base, while critics like Citadel CEO Ken Griffin responded by expanding in Florida instead.

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Bills for the Hochul-Mamdani pied-à-terre tax haven’t even gone out, yet the Rube Goldberg scheme is already collapsing. asserted

scheme → go → tax

It’s now certain that fewer than 9,000 homeowners will have to pay it, though Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani counted on 13,000 to pony up, raising $500 million for the city’s budget. asserted

Hochul → ’ → budget

Yet City Hall has already approved appeals for nearly 7,000 of the 17,000 homeowners it told might be liable, with another 3,800 more yet to be processed. uncertain

3,800 → approve → homeowners

That’ll mean less — possibly far less — revenue than anticipated (just as city Comptroller Mark Levine predicted). “Once primary residences are removed and overstated market values are challenged, we may find that the amount actually collectible is significantly less than projected,” warns a lawyer for plaintiffs challenging the tax, Ben Williams. uncertain

lawyer → mean → tax

And that assumes the courts even let the tax stand: Homeowners have filed three lawsuits, including two that claim the tax is unconstitutional and one contesting a key requirement. uncertain

tax → assume → requirement

Mamdani needed to convince his socialist base he was slapping the rich, as promised; that’s why he gloated on video about how he was hitting them with this levy, singling out Citadel CEO Ken Griffin (who responded by expanding his company in Florida instead of New York). asserted

who → need → Florida

Eager to please the mayor and his base, the ever-spineless Hochul blithely broke her no-new-taxes vow, then had her minions design the levy to deliver the city half a billion a year. asserted

minions → please → billion

Except it’s now clear they had no idea what they were doing . . . if Hochul or Mamdani even cared. asserted

Hochul → ’ → what

Ironically, soaring Wall Street profits will likely generate enough unanticipated tax revenue to offset all the lost pied-à-terre cash. asserted

profits → soar → cash

That is, the mayor will be bailed out by the success of the very fat cats he demonizes — meaning he’s lucky his policies didn’t work. asserted

policies → bail → cats

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