New York

New York lawmakers approve second-home tax in state Budget

It takes effect on Jul 1, with the goal to generate US$500 million

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said: “Let the largest city in the nation deliver the largest municipal housing transformation this country has ever seen.”

Mamdani’s plan aims to shore up housing authority and build affordable homes

The New York City mayor proposes spending US$22 billion on the sector over the next five years

Very few condos or co-ops in New York City have an assessed value exceeding or even approaching US$5 million.

Can a second home tax work in New York? The numbers don’t add up yet

The tax proposal is being held up as a generational attempt to make the ultrawealthy pay more to society

Zohran Mamdani is framing the tax drive as a way to increase affordability and improve services for average New Yorkers.

New York mayor says second-home levy plan is key step to tax the rich

The state’s governor Kathy Hochul has said the tax would cover about 13,000 properties

Contemporary painter Walter Price at his studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn. He has a distinct profile in today’s art world, as does his particular literary take on naming his works and his shows.

A US Navy veteran finds his niche in the art world

It took courage for Walter Price to move to New York and pursue a career as a painter, but he says his dream has come true

Many residents, likening the project to dropping a gigantic “cruise ship” or “spaceship” into their community, are relying on the city’s historic preservation rules to preserve the parking lot.

A fight is brewing over building housing in place of a NoHo parking lot

Local residents say the project clashes with the neighbourhood’s aesthetic identity

A deserted parking lot during a winter storm at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, US, Feb 23, 2026.

Storm paralyses travel, forcing more than 8,000 US flight disruptions

A powerful blizzard has dropped over 76.2 cm of snow across parts of the US North-east

Mayor Mamdani was elected on a wave of optimism and lofty promises to bring free childcare, no-cost buses, and a rent freeze to New Yorkers struggling in a city that has become increasingly unaffordable.

Mamdani threatens NYC property tax hike as last-resort option

But Governor Kathy Hochul hasn’t budged on her refusal to raise levies on corporations and wealthy residents