# 'Reasonable' or a 'hit list'? New Yorkers react to Mamdani's second-home tax

https://mins.news/en/item/28177

- BBC News, 2026-08-21 05:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75gp1ppk6no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is introducing an annual tax on second homes worth more than $5m and certain high-value apartments. The city published a list covering nearly one million properties, prompting security and privacy complaints, while supporters say the levy could fund social programmes. A homeowners’ group has sued over the rollout.