{"id":5849,"date":"2026-05-08T12:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=5849"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:59:28","slug":"new-york-is-going-to-tax-the-wealthys-second-homes-but-not-tax-wealth-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=5849","title":{"rendered":"New York is going to tax the wealthy’s second homes, but not tax wealth itself"},"content":{"rendered":"

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People who buy\u00a0luxurious second homes\u00a0in New York City, but live most of the year elsewhere, would have to pay a new tax on the properties under a tentative agreement \u2014 an initiative to appease Mayor Zohran Mamdani and liberal voters who launched him into office with chants of \u201ctax the rich.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the deal, part of a sprawling budget plan announced Thursday by Gov.\u00a0Kathy Hochul, would stop short of a major priority for the\u00a0mayor: a broad tax increase on the state\u2019s wealthiest residents.<\/p>\n

The proposed tax on multimillion-dollar second homes, known as pied-\u00e0-terres, comes as Democrats are trying to address voter concerns about affordability ahead of this year\u2019s midterm elections without alienating the business community.<\/p>\n

Critics, including prominent business leaders, Republicans, and some moderate Democrats, have warned that slapping new taxes on rich people who maintain apartments and townhouses in New York, but don\u2019t consider it their primary home, will just lead the very wealthy to abandon the city.<\/p>\n

The details of the proposal are not yet finalized, but Hochul said it would apply to homes worth over $5 million. It would only apply to second homes in New York City, not other state playgrounds for the rich, like Long Island\u2019s mansion-dotted Hamptons.<\/p>\n

Hochul estimated the tax would bring in at least $500 million for the city annually.<\/p>\n

After the governor\u2019s announcement, the state\u2019s legislative leaders warned that much was still left to be negotiated. \u201cThere is no budget deal,\u201d said Carl Heastie, Democratic speaker of the state Assembly, adding that much of the financial backbone of the budget had yet to be decided.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, of which Mamdani is a member, blasted out text messages to supporters saying the budget proposal doesn\u2019t go far enough to close New York City\u2019s multibillion-dollar budget deficit or fund needed social programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cHochul is trying to shove a deal down our throats with no new taxes on the rich besides the pied-a-terre tax, which only fills 10% of NYC\u2019s deficit,\u201d the organization\u2019s co-chair, Gustavo Gordillo, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Hochul, a Democrat running for reelection, opposes broader tax hikes on the rich, saying it risks encouraging wealthy residents and businesses to flee to lower-tax states.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to accomplish this extraordinary budget, with all these accomplishments, without raising statewide taxes at all,\u201d Hochul told reporters Thursday.<\/p>\n

Mamdani has cast the pied-a-terre tax as a victory, while still pushing \u2014 sometimes in personal terms \u2014 for more, targeted tax hikes on the very wealthy.<\/p>\n

Last month, the mayor, seeking to boost excitement about the new tax plan, posted a video of himself standing outside a luxury building where billionaire hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin\u00a0purchased a penthouse\u00a0for about $239 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich,\u201d Mamdani said in the clip, which has been viewed on X more than 52 million times, before mentioning Griffin by name. \u201cWell today, we\u2019re taxing the rich.\u201d<\/p>\n

Griffin later said he was shocked by the video, calling it \u201cfrightening,\u201d and potentially threatening to his safety. He added that the CEO of UnitedHealthcare,\u00a0Brian Thompson, had been shot to death in the same neighborhood, allegedly by someone upset about perceived corporate greed. Griffin said his company has decided to expand its operations in Miami.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the mayor of New York has made clear to my partners, and principally my New York partners, is we need to double down on our bet in Miami,\u201d he said at an economic conference in California this week. \u201cBecause we want to be in a state that embraces business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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