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As noted by the Wall Street Journal, the tax would “target wealthy individuals who own these pieds-à-terre but primarily live outside the city” and is aimed at closing the city’s $12 billion annual budget gap.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Hochul says the measure would raise $500 million a year by taxing pieds-à-terre and help close a $12 billion New York City budget gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It would specifically target wealthy individuals who own these pieds-à-terre but primarily live outside the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Some local politicians have suggested taxing the owners of pieds-à-terre who are not city residents.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2015

What is more, Mr. Parrott said, the skyrocketing prices of the pieds-à-terre are affecting the price of real estate in the city more broadly.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2015