Zohran Mamdani
Role at the time: Mayor of New York City
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Mamdani defends the tax as a way to raise money for city services without shifting the burden onto working New Yorkers.
“collecting critical revenue to fund our parks, schools and libraries”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Mamdani announces notices for the new pied-a-terre taxFirst quoted statement by Mayor Mamdani, beginning with his account of the city's fiscal challenges.
Mamdani defends collecting revenue for parks, schools and libraries while announcing the start of notifications.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
He expressly supports imposing and collecting the surcharge.