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Uneven property assessments have many homeowners in neighborhoods with lower real estate values paying much more in taxes than those in tonier areas, among other inequities in the system identified by the NYC Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform.
Question 1 of 4
"New York City’s property tax system is fundamentally unfair, allowing wealthy people in Manhattan high-rises to pay significantly less than lower-income and middle-class, single-family homeowners in the outer boroughs. We need to shift the tax burden off renters and homeowners in less affluent areas to the owners of pricey apartments in wealthy areas."
from Commercial Observer, April 29, 2021
Chang proposed changing tax assessments when there is a change of ownership for a property. "The perfect time having the least impact on everybody is to do tax transitions during a change in ownership."
from THE CITY Interview, April 30, 2021
“My focus is really on making the system simpler and more transparent, but also more equitable, so that we are not disproportionately putting the burden of property taxes on rental housing, particularly in the lowest income, Black and Brown communities."
from New York Daily News, April 11, 2021
"We need a fair system across the board. One type of property ownership should not be favored over another."
from THE CITY Interview, April 29, 2021
“Literally, two buildings right next to each other could pay wildly different property taxes.... We need to just scrape the whole system. Starts with everything as a true market value.... And the third assessment, choose our assessment off of that."
from THE CITY interview , April 21, 2021
“My approach would be to fix our property tax system through legislative action in Albany."
from New York Daily News, April 11, 2021
"We should be looking at property tax and land value tax, and doing things differently with those revenue sources as well."
from Citizens Budget Commission Mayoral Candidate Forum, Feb. 24, 2021
“I would follow the commission’s lead and propose a plan that is revenue neutral.…But the wealthy should pay their fair share, which is why I’m proposing raising property taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers.”
from New York Daily News, April 11, 2021
“I would follow the commission’s lead and propose a plan that is revenue neutral.… But the wealthy should pay their fair share, which is why I’m proposing raising property taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers.”
from New York Daily News, April 11, 2021
"Some NYC homeowners in poorer neighborhoods are paying seven times the effective property tax as people that own luxury apartments in Manhattan. Property tax reform is one of the great opportunities to unlock billions of dollars of value and make NYC fairer and more equitable."
from Twitter, Feb. 17, 2021
"City suffers from a culture of overtaxing and generally that falls on minority communities."
from THE CITY Interview, May 5, 2021
“I will also finally deliver much-needed property tax reform, which will provide economic relief to millions of low- and middle-income residents.... By finally making private, wealthy universities and businesses pay their fair share, I will deliver millions of dollars in tax relief to NYC residents.”
from Campaign website
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Fernando Mateo, Isaac Wright Jr., Joycelyn Taylor
New York technically collects a small tax on every stock sale on Wall Street — but for decades the state has refunded that tax in full. A surge in stock trades and wealth generated via NYC-based trading has prompted demands to bring back the tax.
Question 2 of 4
“I am wholeheartedly in support of the Invest in our New York Act, which will tax the rich and bring resources back to the city that are sorely needed.” This package of bills includes a financial stock transfer tax.
from NYC Mayoral Candidate Forum on Tenants Rights, Feb. 27, 2021
“We’re going to have to identify revenue streams — steady, stable revenue streams — to transform our amazing city.... That’s why I support the Invest in Our New York City agenda in Albany.” This package of bills includes a stock transfer tax.
from Daily News, Feb. 23, 2021
Wiley supports the stock transfer tax to fund her plan to ban evictions.
from Campaign website
"This would make New York the only state to impose such a tax, which would be easily avoidable by moving stock transaction processing to other locations, such as New Jersey, which is already ideally positioned to support this type of operation."
from Statement to THE CITY, April 29, 2021
"We need New York City to be a mecca of banking, commerce, tourism. If you start adding new taxes, then people will take their business elsewhere."
from THE CITY Interview, April 29, 2021
Garcia opposes taxing stock transfers because the stock market "already could be anywhere" and she says the move will drive the financial industry to relocate.
from THE CITY interview, April 13, 2021
"Taxes on stock transfers just seems to penalize folks for investing."
from THE CITY Interview, May 5, 2021
“There are other ways that we can generate revenue in ways that are constructive to New Yorkers, like taxing vacant lots at fair market value, which generate hundreds of millions. So there are different approaches.”
from THE CITY interview, May 8, 2021
Eric Adams, Fernando Mateo, Isaac Wright Jr.
State lawmakers have proposed charging an additional tax on property owners in part-time residence, following waves of Manhattan real estate development aimed at investors or well-heeled occasional visitors from around the world.
Question 3 of 4
Adams has proposed a “pied-a-terre tax surcharge" on all nonprimary luxury residences worth $5 million or more.
"These part time residents aren't paying their fair share of taxes to run the city."
from THE CITY Interview, April 29, 2021
Morales has said she would increase taxes on pieds-a-terre as well as luxury units that developers keep vacant for tax write-offs.
from The Root, Jan. 11, 2021
“We need this money that will actually make those properties even more valuable because the city with a strong subway or transportation base, the city that is safe, a city that builds park space...enhances the value of those second homes.… Part timers should be paying their fair share, especially people worth hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars."
from The Brian Lehrer Show, March 18, 2019
Wiley’s campaign plan includes imposing a “pied a terre” tax as part of new revenue sources.
from Campaign website
"I do think the city should be considering things like a pied-a-terre tax that would generate hundreds of millions of dollars."
from Citizens Budget Commission Mayoral Candidate Forum, March 25, 2021
Chang said international part-time residents need to pay taxes so that they are "contributing to the fabric of the community."
from THE CITY Interview, April 30, 2021
She “would hate to add more taxes in New York City in general, but we got to pay for things.”
from THE CITY interview , April 13, 2021
"We should be looking at our property tax system, which is actually the most regressive tax in the city. And looking not just at a pied-a-terre tax, but at more fundamental reform in the property tax system."
from Citizens Budget Commission Mayoral Candidate Forum, Feb. 25, 2021
Curtis Sliwa, Fernando Mateo, Isaac Wright Jr.
Meet Your Mayor posed this question to candidates before New York this April increased state tax on income above $1 million to 9.65%, above $5 million to 10.3% and above $25 million to 10.5%.
Question 4 of 4
"If you make more than $5 million a year, we are asking you to pay a little more to stabilize our city."
from NY1 News, April 6, 2021
Chang contends the wealthy wish to contribute under the right circumstances: "If I present the question in the following way, I get 100% agreement: 'If you trust how your money is being spent, are you willing to pay more in taxes?' And the answer is yes."
from THE CITY Interview, April 30, 2021
Donovan proposes working with the adminstration and Congress to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share of the tax burden, including by rolling back Trump tax cuts on the wealthy.
"People want to be in New York. The idea that the wealthy will leave because we’ve raised their taxes is a fear mongering tactic that has served those in power too long. What this WILL do is raise real revenue to lift up struggling New Yorkers. #TaxTheRich."
from Twitter, April 7, 2021
“The one thing I consistently hear is that Maya, if you share with us a plan for what our money will do, and we know that improves our schools, that it's going to help with public transit, we're willing to pay more, but we want to see managerial leadership.”
from Citizens Budget Commission Mayoral Candidate Forum, Feb. 24, 2021
"There are more ways to tax the ultra wealthy, but we have to do it in a futuristic way."
from THE CITY Interview, May 5, 2021
"I disagree with the new state law that increases taxes on the wealthy. The wealthy will simply move to Florida, or Texas or some other states."
from THE CITY Interview, April 29, 2021
"If we have enough to cover those costs then we shouldn't be taxing people more. If we haven't gotten enough money to cover the costs for the things we need to do, then everyone needs to pay a little more,"
from NY1 News, April 6, 2021
“I would do it by cutting taxes not increasing taxes. I would do it by welcoming back the rich making sure that they are part of the fabric of New York. I would make sure that we engage the rich.”
from WABC Republican Primary Debate, April 1, 2021
McGuire said he believes wealthy people like him should pay more, but not if federal stimulus funding is set to come in.
from NY1 News, April 6, 2021
Scott Stringer, Isaac Wright Jr.
Reporting by Ann Choi and Mónica Cordero, development by Will Welch, editing by Alyssa Katz. Candidate images from Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY, Alejandro Durán/THE CITY, Shutterstock and campaign websites.