Can a thriving city get cheaper? New York's about to find out.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has an ambitious list of affordability proposals.

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Meet the single moms raising their kids together in a Manhattan 'mommune'

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Bernie Sinclaire calls herself a "mommunist."

Ken Griffin's deputy calls Zohran Mamdani's targeting of the billionaire 'shameful' in a companywide memo

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Billionaire Ken Griffin is one of the biggest donors to the Republican Party.

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NYC's plan to tax luxury second homes, explained

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a new tax on Wednesday.

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Trump says Zohran Mamdani is 'destroying' NYC with proposed tax on the wealthy

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President Donald Trump lambasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Truth Social.

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Penthouse pieds-à-terre: Bezos, Trump, and other billionaires facing Mamdani's proposed tax

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Jeff Bezos would be among the many billionaires impacted by a proposed pied-à-terre tax backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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'NYC is cooked': Business leaders and Wall Streeters erupt over proposed luxury second-home tax

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed a proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to tax second homes in New York City valued at over $5 million.

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Zohran Mamdani is still getting paid from his rap career

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Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, got $7,011 back from the government, according to his 2025 tax return.

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Live in Miami or Silicon Valley with a luxury apartment in New York? Get ready for a new tax

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NYC's pied-à-terre tax is a rare tax policy agreement between Mamdani and Hochul.

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Mamdani is cracking down on food delivery app junk fees in NYC

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Affordable housing has become a central part of NYC Zohran Mamdani's agenda.

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