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The city’s yearly tax lien sale, scheduled for Dec. 17, allows private corporations to purchase homeowners’ unpaid property tax and water bill debts for about 75 cents on the dollar.…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Sep 2021

Economy Government

Curtis Sliwa Targets Mayoral Rival Eric Adams Over Tax Plans and TikTok Pals

Sliwa, who is unlikely to win the mayor’s race because of the high numbers of Democrats in New York, criticized Adams’ hobnobbing with city elites and trendy teenage TikTokers, claiming…

ByEse Olumhense 2Comments

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Feb 2021

Economy Government Video

What’s the Economy, Stupid? A Video Breakdown of a Top 2021 Issue

The economy would have been a major topic in this campaign year even if COVID-19 never happened. Now, amid massive unemployment, a fiscal emergency, and potential long-term changes in commuting…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Do Away With NYC’s Tax Lien Sale—The Giuliani Plan That Won’t Die

Most cities do not sell their tax liens to a private trust. Many have programs which help homeowners pay off their debt and repair their neglected rental properties. Other cities…

ByJohn Krinsky

ByMemo Salazar 2Comments

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Feb 2019

Economy

Property Tax Reform Could Ease Housing Emergency: Report

Property tax reform is not the kind of topic that gets hearts a-thumping. Urgency seems to be building for some kind of reform, however.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2018

Government

We’ve Got Issues: Housing Policy and the Race for Governor

Unlike Gov. Cuomo, the Republican nominee, Marc Molinaro, has said little about rent regulations or subsidized housing. But both men have said a lot about property taxes.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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May 2018

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: A Staten Island Republican Talks Secession, Taxes and Trump

Councilmember Joseph Borelli, who represents the southern tip of Staten Island, is one of just three Republicans on 51-member the City Council.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Mar 2017

In Depth

UrbanNerd: Why I Pay More than the Mayor in Property Taxes and how it Makes me Feel About Myself

Why does a system where charges are based on property values charge more to someone whose property is valued less?

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jul 2016

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Not a Pretty Picture: Art Exhibit Depicts NYC’s Mountainous Property-Tax Inequity

The disparities built into the city’s property tax system can be hard to fathom. So one architecture firm tried to tell the story in 3D.

ByGuglielmo Mattioli 1Comment

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May 2016

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Criticism Mounts as City Holds Another Round of Tax-Lien Sales

It’s been the city’s practice for two decades to sell property-tax debts to a private trust, generating revenue for the city and for investors—but, advocates say, hurting low-income homeowners.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

NY Attorney General Calls on NYC to Halt and Reform Tax Lien Sales