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New York City homeowners say they’re confused by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rollout of the pied-à-terre tax — and they’re joining City Council on Tuesday to testify.The Mayor’s Office opted to forgo an in-person appearance at the hearing, instead submitting a written memo. In a copy obtained by Business Insider, Mamdani’s…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Swanson, a 22-year-old working in medical sales who moved to New York in June. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I had just graduated from college and was moving from Massachusetts to New York for a job starting…
Between a flash flood warning and running late for dinner plans in Manhattan, I figured I’d have just enough time to snap a photo in a photobooth.The photos weren’t for my own vanity, though. It was in the pursuit of … love!Dubbed the “Missed Connections Booth,” the photobooth is a…
New York City landlords are pushing back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze.A coalition of seven NYC landlords filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the long-promised freeze for rent-stabilized apartments in the city, passed on a 7—1 vote by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board in late June. The decision blocks rent…
Andrew Tobias is a New York City millionaire, and he will happily pay more taxes. Just make sure to send him a fruit basket.The financial writer is part of the Patriotic Millionaires, an advocacy group of high-net-worth Americans who crusade for higher taxes on the wealthy. He said he would…
