Roughly 2,000 file for exemptions to NYC pied-à-terre tax amid controversial rollout

Roughly 2,000 file for exemptions to NYC pied-à-terre tax amid controversial rollout

NEW YORK — Around 2,000 people have filed for an exemption to the NYC pied-à-terre tax — and 4,800 more have at least started the process amid the new levy’s controversial rollout, City Hall said Monday.

NYC Tenants React to Pied-à-Terrorism: 'I Think It Speaks to How Detached Rich People Are'

If you've read the frenzied media coverage surrounding the implementation of the state's new pied-à-terre tax, you know that some property owners are livid about having to submit forms to prove that they are exempt, let alone pay the actual surcharge.Over the weekend, Mayor Zohran Mamdani extended the deadline for owners to provide proof that they shouldn't have to pay the tax, and according to the administration, they aren't wasting any time. O…