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NYC Mayor Proposes $500 M Pied-à-Terre Tax, Citadel Threatens Project Halt

4/25/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani filmed a tax-day video outside Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse to launch NYC’s pied-à-terre tax proposal.
The plan adds an annual surcharge on non-resident luxury second homes over $5 million, projected to raise $500 million yearly.
Citadel COO Gerald Beeson called the remarks “shameful” and warned the firm may pause its $6 billion 350 Park Avenue project that would create 6,000 and 15,000 jobs.

History

Historical Context

In 1981 New York State passed S.7000-A, creating four property classes and assessment caps after a court ruling and surviving a veto. A 2021 advisory commission recommended using market values, and in June 2024 the Assembly introduced Bill A10600 to replace the class-share system and add a homestead exemption. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre surcharge extends this legacy of taxing luxury homes.

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Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani filmed a tax-day video outside Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse to launch NYC’s pied-à-terre tax proposal.
The plan adds an annual surcharge on non-resident luxury second homes over $5 million, projected to raise $500 million yearly.
Citadel COO Gerald Beeson called the remarks “shameful” and warned the firm may pause its $6 billion 350 Park Avenue project that would create 6,000 and 15,000 jobs.

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