A Staten Island judge has temporarily blocked New York City’s rollout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new luxury second-home surcharge targeting wealthy non-resident property owners in […] Source
Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.
New York City's new tax on second homes has property owners furious, especially after the city published a searchable online database identifying tens of thousands of properties that could be subject to the surcharge. "Owning Manhattan" star Peter Zaitzeff joins "Jesse Weber Live" to explain how the tax could ultimately cost the city. "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
The state’s so-called pied-à-terre tax is causing anxiety for homeowners who feel outed by the publication of their addresses. Some say they have only one home.