Zohran Mamdani: “Time and again, people have doubted the Knicks. Time and again, the Knicks have proven the doubters wrong... I have just…”

He did so because he believed in a simple definition of the task of government to make people's lives better.

Making New York City more affordable isn't just about lowering costs," he added, "it's about giving people back their time.

This pied-à-terre tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich, those who store their wealth in New York City real estate but don't actually live here," Mamdani claimed in the April 2026 video.

This is an annual fee on luxury properties worth more than $5 million whose owners do not live full-time in the city.