纽约市市长Zohran Mamdani推出了针对空置房产的新税收政策，对价值超过500万美元的房屋或至少100万美元的公寓及合作社单位征税[1]。市政府向17000个可疑第二住宅地址发送了通知，并公布了约96万名可能被征税业主的名单[1]。根据纽约市审计长报告，该政策预计年度收入可能在3.4亿至3.8亿美元之间[1]。
这一举措引发了激烈争议。Mamdani在一段视频中表示，该税收"专为将财富存储在纽约房地产中但不居住于此的最富有人群设计"[1]，该视频在X平台获得了5300万次浏览[1]。对冲基金经理Ken Griffin对此表示强烈反对，称"纽约不欢迎成功"，并威胁扩展迈阿密业务[1]。然而，政策专家普遍支持这一措施，认为它是解决不平等和筹集公共收入的有效方式[1]。
截至周三，已有超过9600人提交了豁免申请，市政府随后将豁免申请截止日期延至9月18日[1]。纽约市2024年的贫困率超过25%，是全国平均水平的两倍，仅有33%的居民拥有住房[1]。与此同时，曼哈顿1000万至2000万美元房产的销售在第二季度同比增长了38.6%[1]。
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has introduced a tax policy targeting vacant second homes, imposing levies on properties valued above $5 million or apartments and cooperative units worth at least $1 million [1]. The city government sent notices to approximately 17,000 suspect secondary residence addresses and released a list of roughly 960,000 property owners who may be subject to taxation [1]. According to the city's audit report, the policy is projected to generate between $300 million and $380 million annually, though initial estimates cited $500 million in yearly revenue [1].
Mamdani characterized the tax as designed "exclusively for the wealthiest individuals storing their wealth in New York real estate but not residing there," a statement delivered in a video that accumulated 53 million views on the X platform [1]. The policy has sparked significant controversy, with hedge fund manager Ken Griffin responding that "New York doesn't welcome success" and signaling an expansion of his Miami operations [1]. Policy experts, however, have endorsed the measure as an effective mechanism for addressing inequality and generating public revenue [1].
The rollout has prompted substantial response from affected parties. More than 9,600 people submitted exemption applications by Wednesday, prompting the city to extend the deadline to September 18 [1]. Meanwhile, sales of Manhattan properties valued between $10 million and $20 million increased by 38.6% year-over-year in the second quarter [1]. The initiative arrives as New York City faces acute housing challenges, with a poverty rate exceeding 25%—double the national average—and only 33 percent of residents owning their homes [1].