Fuming homeowners rail against Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout at fiery NYC Council hearing: ‘Where is the justice?’
Fuming and flummoxed New Yorkers testified Tuesday that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s botched rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax left them flailing for answers — and feeling under “direct attack” from the government. The testimony from roughly 30 homeowners and members of the real estate industry made up the bulk of the 3-hour oversight hearing by City Council pols hoping to take Mamdani to task – only to have the administration skip it.
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Fuming and flummoxed New Yorkers testified Tuesday that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s botched rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax left them flailing for answers — and feeling under “direct attack” from the government. The testimony from roughly 30 homeowners and members of the real estate industry made up the bulk of the 3-hour oversight hearing by City Council pols hoping to take Mamdani to task – only to have the administration skip it. Robert Bertagna, an Upper East Side retiree who has lived in his home for 30 years, recounted receiving a notice from the city Department of Finance alerting him that he’d be on the hook for $52,000 annually under the surcharge, unless he successfully applied for an exemption. “This is my primary residence.
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- Fuming and flummoxed New Yorkers testified Tuesday that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s botched rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax left them flailing for answers — and feeling under “direct attack” from the government. The testimony from roughly 30 homeowners and members of the real estate industry made up the bulk of the 3-hour oversight hearing by City Council pols hoping to take Mamdani to task – only to have the administration skip it.
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Fuming homeowners rail against Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout at fiery NYC Council hearing: ‘Where is the justice?’
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