NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 day agoNYC's billion-dollar businesses issue a high-stakes economic alert
Tax increases proposed to close a $5.6 billion deficit could reduce jobs and GDP contributions from major NYC employers.
Bowser (D), who isn't seeking a fourth term, stressed that the DC Council, not her, is in charge of property tax rate policy. "I just heard the mayor of New York City propose raising property taxes on everybody in New York City," Bowser said at a Wednesday budget forum with senior residents. "Sometimes these ideas trickle down here." She had been asked by a resident who decides whether to jack up property taxes, and about a projected $1 billion budget hole.
New York City is already one of the most expensive places to live in the United States, but residents should brace themselves to pay even more for housing if the city's budget deficit persists. To further reduce the deficit, Mamdani wants more state tax revenue to go to the city. At a late January ." The irony here, press conference , Mamdani how "New Yorkers contribute 54.5 percent of state revenue and receive only 40.5 percent back ,