Julie Menin
Role at the time: Speaker of the New York City Council
Defended or excused
Statement summary
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”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Hochul announces pied-a-terre tax proposal for luxury second homesStatements by Kathy Hochul, Zohran Mamdani, Julie Menin and Brad Hoylman-Sigal.
April proposal and attributed endorsements. Its proposed $5 million threshold should not be substituted for the enacted phase-one thresholds.
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She explicitly approves the proposed second-home surcharge.