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@Bubblebathgirl and have you ever heard of tax that goes away after two years? They always say they do, but it never happens.

Gov. Kathy Hochul just expanded the net on NYC’s new second-home tax. It now starts at properties with a “market value” of $1 million or more (for the next two years) — it used to be for second homes starting at $5 million. Plus, there’s a new surcharge on all-cash home purchases over $1 million. This is part of Mayor Mamdani’s push to “tax the rich” and close the budget gap. Critics say it’ll speed up the wealthy exodus from NYC to lower-tax states. Will they just pay it and stay… or pack up for Florida/Texas? (Video: AI)

@Jan6Patriot @umpireplb @ericadamsfornyc and the way we got here is through our disastrous education system that has no financial literacy, or history education at all. It's all in their plan.

@umpireplb @ericadamsfornyc The real problem here is ignorant people like you get to vote.

*Update* I communicated with Ken earlier, and I expressed my dismay over the Mayor targeting his family outside their private residence. I also asked him to reconsider his decision to withdraw from New York City. The goal now must be to stop the narrative that New Yorkers who worked hard to achieve the American Dream are somehow the enemy. Coming from a modest upbringing, working hard, and achieving the American Dream should never make someone a villain in America. Yet that is exactly the message too many are sending today. It is especially troubling coming from politicians who grew up with every advantage imaginable, yet lecture working people and self-made business leaders about struggle and fairness. New York has always been a city where people from humble beginnings could build something for themselves, create jobs, and give their children a better life. @NYCMayor must stop dividing our city by demonizing success and those who invested in our communities and helped keep New York strong. The people who earned the opportunity to live on Park Avenue want the same things as the people living on Park Place in Brooklyn: safe streets, opportunity, and a clean city where they can raise their families with dignity and hope. My message to Ken and to other business leaders in New York City is this: Stand your ground. Do not let irresponsible rhetoric drive you out of this city. Our futures are connected, and New York only succeeds when we stop dividing people and remember we are all headed toward the same destination: a successful city.

@Himought5 @CollarDriv5059 @NYCMayor @rosannascotto we don't know that do we?

@Williamsroller @CollarDriv5059 @NYCMayor @rosannascotto Then the cost is minimal. This is a case of the family doesn’t want to keep it going and will develop the building instead.

we have now lost a 124 year old business because a handful of uber/lyft/doordash funded people destroyed Court Street. why are we putting boulders in the street instead of letting working people park and support local iconic businesses like this? @NYCMayor @rosannascotto

@CollarDriv5059 @NYCMayor @rosannascotto Although I left brooklyn 4 years ago and was only there for one week. So happy to be on my way back home to florida as I write this. the writing was on the wall.

@CollarDriv5059 @NYCMayor @rosannascotto Not sure but it seems like the bike lanes do make it more difficult to receive deliveries, etc.

@Himought5 @CollarDriv5059 @NYCMayor @rosannascotto I believe that they did

@CollarDriv5059 @NYCMayor @rosannascotto Italians left. Bakeries are out. Bagels are in. 124 years…did they own the building?

@KeruboSk Run away fast...

My boyfriend and I are planning to buy a house together after dating for 3 years. He earns significantly more than I do, so he’d be contributing about 70% of the down payment. Because of that, he wants the house to be only in his name. He says it’s just “fair” based on the numbers, but we’d both be living there, splitting bills, and building a life together. I’ve been watching a lot of relationship content about equity vs equality, and it made me realize things don’t always have to be 50/50 but this feels like I’d have no security at all. He said if we ever broke up, he’d “do the right thing,” but that doesn’t really reassure me. My friends say don’t move in unless my name is on it. His friends apparently think I’m being entitled. Now I feel stuck between trusting him and protecting myself. Is this a red flag I’m trying too hard to rationalize?

@NYCMayor just how clueless can you be? Amazing.

At our city-owned grocery stores, staples like eggs and bread will actually be affordable. And we're going to do it the right way, without cutting workers' pay or dignity. Because in the wealthiest city in this country, buying groceries shouldn't be an unsolvable equation. It should be simple, fair, and within reach for everyone.

@GuyTalksFinance just make sure that you don't vote in a way that got New York to the disaster that it is now. Otherwise come on down, southwest Florida is the promised land.

In Florida I can buy a nice condo for $500k that comes with access to a pool, spa, gym and nearby beaches. Everyday would be a life in a paradise. Housing and lifestyle doesn’t seem to get much better than this. I wouldn’t be able to find anything like this in NY

@onemore19716612 @Maria4Dist6 And I don't think he's even retracted anything. What a piece of work.

@Maria4Dist6 I really hope Ken Griffin kills the project. These idiots need to learn a lesson that will stick. A threat, and some retraction by Mamdami is not enough. This clown needs to have a very expensive and very visible loss.

Getting everyone up to date: In a bragging video last week, Mamdani went after Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel, just as Griffin’s company was about to invest $6 Billion in NYC redeveloping a Park Avenue property. The Citadel project will bring in thousands of union construction jobs and 15,000 high paying private sector jobs, jobs we desperately need. More of the text of the email from Citadel’s COO was reported in the @WSJ this morning. Here are some excerpts: “ It is shameful that he (Mamdani) used Ken‘s name as the example of those who supposedly aren’t carrying their fair share of the burdens associated with New York City’s often costly and wasteful spending. In doing so, the Mayor has once again manifested the ignorance and distain of the elite political class towards those who have been consistently committed to building one of the greatest cities in the world. Over the past five years, Citadel, principles and team members ( including non-residents) have paid nearly $2.3 billion in City and State taxes.” The email also noted that Griffin “ has personally directed $650 million in charitable gifts to support New York City .” @C_Sommerfeld @politicony didn’t cover any of this in today’s briefing. They need to along with @CityAndStateNY other outlets that the Public relies on . The mayor and @GovKathyHochul may have blown one of the most important investments in New York City this decade. Taxpayers need to be kept in informed about how @NYCMayor is going to make the city ultimately more expensive for everyone by driving away business investment and jobs. I along with many others are parents of adult children who want to stay in New York City and work here. What is this mayor and @GovKathyHochul doing to their future? @OneCityRisingNY @JCAndersonNYC @stick_dynamite @BillAckman @jimfornyc @thestustustudio @queens_parents @PhilWongNYC @JulieMenin @FamilyHarlem @ManhattanMingle

@AntsAssemble @Maria4Dist6 And Amazon ended up moving to red Hook Brooklyn, and that neighborhood is thriving and property values have tripled. Where Amazon wanted to go? I guess is chugging along. I'm not sure. These people don't have a clue.

@Maria4Dist6 Sound like the other commie, AOC when she blew off Amazon.

@JoeKnowsNYC @StevenFulop He was so smug about it too. Giddy about making things difficult for people who invest in NYC.

Mamdani was very immature to criticize Griffin in front of 220 CPS. He wanted to create a tik tok video for his base. By doing so he pissed off one of NYC's best job creators, large payor of real estate taxes and philanthropist funding NYC institutions like MSK. The mayor showed he doesn't know what he is doing and is over his head. Very bad for NYC! He should make a public apology.

Pushing Ken Griffin out would be a self-inflicted wound for New York. Ken is not a tax dodger, as some elected officials portrayed unfairly. Ken is one of the city’s largest job creators, with 2,500 employees and $2.3 billion in taxes paid over five years. When someone like that signals he’s done being made an example of, City Hall should be listening. The pied-a-terre tax proposal, without thoughtful exemptions for job creators, will hurt the very New Yorkers it claims to help. nypost.com/2026/04/23/bus…

@HomeDepot Big shoutout to Justin at The Home Depot in Kingston, NY tonight. He went above and beyond to help this damsel in distress find her lost iPhone. Thank you Home Depot and Justin! You saved the day.

@negligible_cap @Scaramucci I would move everything out of NY. All the jobs, sell the penthouse, and not donate another dime to any organization that is based in New York. That video was horrible. He is a smug little child who acts like everyone else's money belongs to him.

Ken Griffin is “appalled” that Zohran used his $238m Manhattan penthouse in his tax the rich promotional video Citadel is now apparently considering bailing on their construction plans to build a new office in Midtown. The project would involve $6 billion in spending and would create 15k permanent jobs in NYC according to Citadel’s COO "It is shameful that he used Ken's name as the example of those who supposedly aren't carrying their fair share of the burdens associated with New York City's often costly and wasteful spending," the email said. "In doing so, the mayor has once again manifested the ignorance and disdain of the elite political class towards those who have been consistently committed to building one of the greatest cities in the world." Would be both incredibly petty but also hilarious if Citadel backed out of their plans over this

@gedamtekle digital

If I were in my 40s & wanted to retire in the next 10 years, here's exactly what I'd do: 1. Start an LLC before the week is over. Not next month. Not after you "research more." This week.

@CalltoActivism how are they going to value them? it's only worth what someone would pay for it.

🚨HUGE! In a stunning win for his tax the rich plan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani just reached a deal with Governor Kathy Hochul tax second homes valued over $5 million owned by out-of-state residents. The taxes will generate $500 million annually for the state. This is amazing.

@CollinRugg I moved to Florida because I clearly wasn't wanted in New York. They told me to go. Now I'm gone and happier than I've been in years. Sad for New York.

Just two years after telling rich Republicans to jump on a bus and head to Florida, NY Gov Kathy Hochul begs rich taxpayers who are in Florida to come back to New York so they can pay more taxes. Hochul says she needs "high net worth" people to cut her checks to fund New York's social programs. "I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we wanna have in our state right now." "...Cut me the checks... The first step should be to go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home, because our tax base has been eroded."

@garrygolden @MarkLevineNYC sadly, it's more than a sentiment. It's absolutely correct and then if you do finally get them out after two or three years, some of these judges won't even make them pay back rent!

@MarkLevineNYC It's great. Not trolling but guessing you know (anti-local govt) skeptics argue to potential new ADU landlords 'people won't pay you rent, the law is in favor of deadbeat tenants'. I know this is an overstatement but the sentiment is alive. Opportunity to clarify or change.

One of the hardest fought wins in the big City of Yes zoning change was the legalization of “Ancillary Dwelling Units” (ADUs)—a tiny house in the back yard, home over a garage, basement apartment etc. This zoning change could unlock as much as 25k desperately needed new homes in NYC’s low-density neighborhoods…but only if homeowners take advantage it. Now @NYCHousing is launching new tools to help: find out if your address qualifies, access low-interest financing, see pre-made designs etc. All here: nyc.gov/aduforyou This is just one more way housing creation in NYC is entering a whole new era. Thanks to all who fought hard for this.

@XJohnDunbar @MarkLevineNYC @NYCHousing Exactly. they don't get it. The risk is way too great to be a landlord in New York City. Landlords have no rights once you rent anything out.

@MarkLevineNYC @NYCHousing No one will do this knowing how backed up housing court is and how pro tenant the laws are and how biased housing court judges are. Nice try but you have bigger issues that this won’t fix.

@MarkLevineNYC @ForbesTutt10128 no one in their right mind would rent an apartment in New York City. You might as well give the tenant the deed to the building. And you wonder why there's a shortage?

@ForbesTutt10128 We have a severe housing shortage. We’re short at least 500k units in the 5 boroughs.