Mamdani Faces Doxing Backlash Over 17,000-Owner Tax List as New York Rolls Out $5 Million Home Surcharge
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Updated · New York Magazine · Jul 31
Mamdani Faces Doxing Backlash Over 17,000-Owner Tax List as New York Rolls Out $5 Million Home Surcharge
3 articles · Updated · New York Magazine · Jul 31
Summary
About 17,000 property owners received letters saying they might owe New York City’s new pied-à-terre tax, after the city also published a list of potentially eligible properties and owners.
The surcharge took effect in July on secondary luxury homes, generally non-primary residences worth more than $5 million, but the rollout has swept in some full-time city residents and fueled confusion.
Scott Galloway, whose name appeared on the list, called the publication “doxing” on the Pivot podcast, arguing the city turned a legitimate tax into a public shaming exercise even though he supports the levy itself.
City Hall says publishing taxable properties is required annually under city law, yet the backlash adds to criticism that the administration’s implementation has been error-prone and politically provocative.
The dispute broadens pressure on Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose wealth-tax agenda won backing for this measure from Governor Kathy Hochul but is now colliding with privacy and competence concerns.