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Monday, August 17, 2026

The second-home surcharge pushed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani hit a stumbling block this week when a Staten Island judge temporarily blocked its implementation.

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-15 02:50 PM | Reply

Looks like the billionaires have established second-homes in NYC more as an investment than a second home.

That investment has been increasing in value because of, well, the NYC location.

Mayor Mamdani wants to make those billionaires give back something to NYC because of the increased wealth the billionaires received as a result of the NYC real estate market.

The billionaires, unsurprisingly, said something along the lines of, ~no that money is mine, mine, MINE!!!~

Mayor Mamdani, on the other hand, wants a small art of that increase to help those who make the NYC real estate market what it is.


No wonder the billionaire-loving GOP seems to be so concerned about socialists. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-15 06:32 PM | Reply

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