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Kathy Hochul: “If you can afford a $5m second home that sits empty most of the year, you can afford to contribute like every other New…”

On the recordJune 16, 2026
If you can afford a $5m second home that sits empty most of the year, you can afford to contribute like every other New Yorker.
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Kathy Hochul
Democratic · New York

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Commenting on the pied-à-terre tax in New York.

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