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New York City socialist mayor\u00a0Zohran Mamdani\u00a0is facing heat on social media after his post celebrating the state\u2019s new pied-\u00e0-terre tax on New Yorkers with a second home.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 million, check your mailbox when you\u2019re back in the five boroughs \u2014 because you\u2019ve got mail,\u201d Mamdani posted on X, touting the\u00a0tax on specific second properties\u00a0introduced by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that he supported going into effect soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we sent notification letters to property owners, letting them know that our new pied-\u00e0-terre tax is coming soon,\u201d Mamdani continued. \u201cThe best city in the world deserves the best parks, libraries, and schools in the world. That\u2019s only possible when we all\u00a0pay our fair share. \u201c<\/p>\n

As of Friday morning, Mamdani\u2019s post had been viewed over 10 million times and conservatives on social media blasted the mayor and warned that the exodus of wealthy New Yorkers will only continue under this new plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever elect a politician who: (1) sees your money as his slush fund, (2) loves Karl Marx, or (3) uses French words like \u2018pied-\u00e0-terre\u2019 to disguise new, confiscatory taxes he wants to impose to redistribute wealth,\u201d Republican Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)\u00a0posted on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cSocialism \u2013 Florida\u2019s best real estate agent,\u201d Republican Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL)\u00a0posted on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cNYC\u2019s pied-\u00e0-terre tax hasn\u2019t even started and brokers already say owners are calling to sell,\u201d GOP strategist and attorney Mehek Cooke\u00a0posted on X. \u201cEmpty units don\u2019t tip [doormen] or pay supers. You\u2019re not taxing the rich. You\u2019re firing the working class that depended on them. \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cMore incitement,\u201d Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton\u00a0posted on X. \u201cCommunist @NYCMayor celebrates a confiscatory tax targeted at a select few. \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat will the excuse be when literally nothing improves after all these tax increases?\u201d New York City Republican Councilwoman Vickie Paladino\u00a0posted on X. \u201cWill they just demand even more, or will they tell us to ignore our own eyes as they insist they\u2019ve actually fixed everything? Both? \u201c<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe condescension towards the people who already pay a ton of property taxes to NYC,\u201d Washington Free Beacon investigative reporter Chuck Ross\u00a0posted on X. \u201cHe thinks you\u2019re an immoral person and worthy of mockery if you have a second home. \u2018when you\u2019re back in the five boroughs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s only possible when\u00a0we<\/em>\u00a0all pay our fair share,\u2019 says the man who\u2019s literally lived off of taxpayer dollars for years, produces nothing, and is concentrating the burdens on others\u2014others who\u2019ve contributed exponentially more to the city in both taxes and charitable contributions than he could possibly hope to contribute in 10 lifetimes, I might add,\u201d Manhattan Institute fellow Rafael Mangual\u00a0posted on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can practically feel the glee emanating from this tweet so it\u2019s hilarious that people will still refuse to admit he\u2019s a full-blown communist,\u201d civil rights attorney David Pivtorak\u00a0posted on X.<\/p>\n

Mamdani\u2019s support of the pied-\u00e0-terre tax on second homes worth more than $5 million has been a viral controversy for months and started when<\/p>\n

In April, New York City Mayor Mamdani and Hochul unveiled the joint legislative proposal targeting luxury second homes worth $5 million or more. Known as a\u00a0pied-\u00e0-terre tax, the annual surcharge is expected to generate an estimated $500 million from affluent out-of-state property owners.<\/p>\n

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Mamdani has previously said revenue from the tax would go toward initiatives such as free childcare, cleaner streets and safer neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

Critics, including billionaire Ken Griffin, whose luxury New York City home was\u00a0featured in Mamdani\u2019s controversial video\u00a0announcing the tax, argue the tax will only drive more wealthy New Yorkers out of the state and bring jobs and investments with them.<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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