Mamdani Pied-A-Terre Planning Tax
Mayor Zoran Mamdani announced plans to tax luxury second homes owned by absentee residents in New York City.
After weeks of public exchanges between billionaire Ken Griffin and New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, questions remain. Have they actually talked in person yet?
In the mayor’s words, “not yet.”
The feud was sparked when Mr Mamdani used Mr Griffin’s home in a video explaining a new pied-à-terre tax aimed at wealthy residents. Since then, their public arguments have snowballed, with Ms Griffin even claiming that Mamdani had harmed her.
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Mamdani and Griffin feud
After the video was released, Griffin called the clip “creepy and weird.”
“You know, he seems to have forgotten that the CEO of another American company was assassinated just a few blocks from New York, where I live. And to put the public at risk is completely inappropriate for one of our political leaders,” he said at the time.
Big names like President Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos also defended Griffin. But Mamdani said he had been willing to talk to Griffin in the past.
“Mayor Mamdani wants all New Yorkers to succeed, including the business leaders and entrepreneurs who create good-paying jobs and make our city a powerhouse of America’s economy,” Mayor Mamdani said in a statement to USA TODAY last month.
“That includes Ken Griffin, a major employer and business mogul in the city. But that doesn’t negate the fact that our tax system is fundamentally broken.”
Did Mamdani talk to Griffin?
In an interview with CNN’s Caitlan Collins this week, Mamdani claimed that even after Griffin contacted her, she still hadn’t heard from him.
“I have reached out to make it clear that I am ready to meet with all business leaders in the city,” Mamdani said on the broadcast. When Collins asked if he had heard a specific response, the mayor replied, “No response yet.”
