Menin supports the proposed surcharge for city services
Julie MeninSpeaker of the New York City Council
Menin supports the proposal as a source of revenue for services and affordability measures without burdening working New Yorkers.
“This is a smart, sensible proposal”
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Where this statement fits
Should New York impose its pied-a-terre tax on New York City second homes?
Wilbur Ross, Hilary Geary Ross and Steve Wynn sued New York State on September 28, 2026, arguing that the new pied-a-terre surcharge unconstitutionally burdens nonresidents who already pay property taxes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul defend additional contributions from wealthy second-home owners to fund city services. The disagreement concerns both the fairness of the surcharge and the constitutional limits on imposing it.
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April proposal and attributed endorsements. Its proposed $5 million threshold should not be substituted for the enacted phase-one thresholds.
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The governor announces the initial tax proposal.
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Menin also favors additional revenue from the highest earners.
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Why this label?
She explicitly approves the proposed second-home surcharge.
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More from this case
Read the full caseHochul says Ross and Wynn strengthen the case for the tax
“they make the case for the pied-à-terre tax better than we ever could.”Read statement
Hilary Geary Ross joins the challenge to the second-home tax
“These nonresidents, including Plaintiffs herein, already pay significant sums to the City in property taxes, the same taxes at the same rates paid by New York City residents occupying similarly assessed residential properties.”Read statement
Wynn seeks to invalidate the surcharge
“Article 30-C is therefore unconstitutional to the extent it purports to exclude PAT Tax revenues from the amount raised by tax on real estate for purposes of Article VIII, § 10(e).”Read statement
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