“Winners and losers”: What if Mamdani finally reforms NYC property taxes?

January 5, 2026 / no comments

Days after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic nomination in New York City’s mayoral primary election, he joined NBC’s “Meet the Press” to answer questions about his platform.  He told the show’s host, Kristen Welker, that his primary victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo came down to his campaign’s simple slogans — “free buses,” “freeze the rents” and raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers.  A less publicized part of the “tax the rich” slogan is updating the city’s property tax system, a notoriously complicated setup that observers of various political leanings find unfair. In campaign proposals, Mamdani said he planned […]

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