Hochul Targets NYC's Multimillion-Dollar Second Homes In $268 Billion Budget Framework

Hochul Targets NYC's Multimillion-Dollar Second Homes In $268 Billion Budget Framework New York is taking direct aim at the city’s ultra-wealthy absentee owners. In a major policy shift announced Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders reached a framework agreement on a $268 billion state budget that includes a new annual tax on multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City - a move designed to generate roughly $500 million a year to help close the city’s p...