Black NYC homeowners slam Mamdani's property tax increase scheme

As once with Ted Kennedy, every plan his opposition - Republicans - came up with was a "scheme". It does seem so with me in this case but helps bypass reasoned debate. I know Catholics on the east coast and wonder: do they see this issue as Catholics, or as socialists?

NY Post

"Black homeowners are fuming over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threat that he’ll raise their property taxes by nearly 10% — with some telling The Post it could force them out of New York City.

"“Mayor Zohran Mamdani you are out of your g******n mind,” Cambria Heights resident James Johnson seethed.

"Critics like Johnson, 35, a Democratic City Council candidate and an activist for the predominantly black and working class Queens neighborhood, argued the proposed tax hike was a whiplash-inducing departure from Hizzoner’s campaign promise that only the ultra wealthy would see their taxes go up under his administration.

" 'You screamed affordability. You ran on it. You said affordability, affordability, affordability … And the first thing, not even three months into your administration, into your term. You wanna hit us with a 9.5% property tax increase? Not happening.”

"Mamdani revealed the whopping 9.5% property tax increase pitch last week, as he unveiled his record $127 billion preliminary budget proposal for next year. He framed the proposal as a “last resort” for raising revenue if Albany and Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to approve the income tax hike he wants on New Yorkers making $1 million or more.

" 'There’s this narrative that the governor is going to tax the rich. You tax the rich, this is gone … But the problem with that is that you are giving only two options,” Johnson said, noting higher property taxes would squeeze Big Apple residents whether they rent or own."

“You’re saying if we don’t tax the rich, then I got to increase property taxes. There were many, many, many other options to make sure that things were affordable,” he said.

"Johnson was one of around 30 homeowners who joined the “Hands Off Our Homes” rally on Thursday to push back against the mayor’s plans.

"Some at the rally said the proposal would hurt lower income New Yorkers to the point they may be forced to sell and leave the city." . . .   More...

Mamdani’s anti-police rhetoric blamed after NYPD officers get pelted with snowballs

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) shared a similar sentiment, saying, “You can thank Mamdani’s anti-police rhetoric for this.” 

Mamdani still has anti-police posts on his personal social media pages, including one that reads: “We don't need an investigation to know that the NYPD is racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety. What we need is to #DefundTheNYPD.” 

Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, has faced political scrutiny over his approach to public safety since winning the election in 2025. During his campaign, he emphasized strengthening community-based responses to crime and said he would work with police rather than defund them."