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Mamdani rejects ‘race-based’ tax claim, says reform is about fairness
New York's property-tax structure has faced criticism for decades, with wealthier, whiter areas often paying lower effective tax rates than working-class or minority neighbourhoods.
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Lalit K Jha (5WH) - Fri, 21, Nov 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 21, 2025. / REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Nov. 21 forcefully pushed back against suggestions that he supports "race-based" property taxes, telling reporters in the Oval Office that his comments about "white neighborhoods" referred to geographic descriptions, not intent, and that his goal is simply to fix what he called an "inequitable" tax system.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani moved quickly on Nov. 21 to clarify a controversy surrounding his campaign remarks on shifting the city's property-tax burden, after a reporter asked whether he planned to "tax the whiter neighbourhoods more" once in office.
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