Mamdani Closes $12.6 Billion Budget Gap as $5 Million Pied-à-Terre Tax Sparks Griffin Feud
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 16
Mamdani Closes $12.6 Billion Budget Gap as $5 Million Pied-à-Terre Tax Sparks Griffin Feud
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 16
$12.6 billion in current- and next-year budget shortfalls was closed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani with state help and a package of fiscal moves.
A new pied-à-terre tax on second homes valued above $5 million became the flashpoint, tying the budget fix to a politically charged fight over taxing wealthy property owners.
Ken Griffin was pulled into that clash after Mamdani filmed a stand-up outside Griffin's penthouse and criticized him by name, escalating the dispute beyond the tax itself.
Whitney Tilson and Steve Fulop said Mamdani still faces a deeper spending problem, arguing real cuts would hit unions that helped elect him and leave him politically constrained.
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