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Homeowners’ fight against Mamdani’s tax: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 22, 2026

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The Issue: New York City homeowners’ legal battle against Mayor Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax.

The hearing concerning the pied-à-terre tax to be paid by homeowners was a farce (“Homeowners ‘under attack,’ ” Aug. 19).

Mayor Mamdani’s administration did not show up and he was conveniently on vacation. This shows these homeowners he doesn’t care about them. He only wants their money.

Letters were sent out and their names were put online for all to see, which one could say is an invasion of privacy. Maybe the federal government can look into investigating what seems like extortion of homeowners.

Even those who do not fit the pied-à-terre qualifications were sent a letter and now must provide information to prove they shouldn’t have to pay extra taxes.

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This wasn’t what they had in mind after they worked their rear ends off all those years. They thought the outcome would be quite the opposite. Enter the tax-Jackal from........

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