Exclusive | Bruce Blakeman blasts Hochul, Mamdani over pied-à-terre tax proposal: ‘Losing businesses and jobs each and every day’

Nypost · Apr 28, 2026 · 732 words · By Taylor Herzlich

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Bruce Blakeman blasts Hochul, Mamdani over pied-à-terre tax proposal: ‘Losing businesses and jobs each and every day’ Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is currently running for New York governor, ripped Gov.

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Techniques found 4

Topics 3

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What happened

Why it matters

Kathy Hochul and Mayor Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax proposal in an interview with The Post — branding it the latest left-wing policy that is “losing businesses and jobs each and every day”.

Common ground

The proposed tax on luxury second homes worth more than $5 million still needs approval from the state legislature.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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Appeal to Fear 70% confidence

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Ad Hominem 80% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In early 2025, then-Mayor Eric Adams said the city has spent more than $6.9 billion to care for immigrants over the past three fiscal years.”

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Claim 2: “Griffin signaled he is considering scrapping a $6 billion Midtown development project as a result.”

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Multiple sources (IBTimes, Fox Business, and others) report that Ken Griffin signaled he may scrap a $6 billion Midtown development project in response to the tax proposal and video.

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web search NEUTRAL — Following the video, Griffin signaled he may reconsider a planned $6 billion development project in Midtown Manhattan. The potential move has added pressure to ongoing discussions about the city's eco…
https://www.ibtimes.com/citadel-ceo-ken-griffin-blasts-mamda…

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web search NEUTRAL — Citadel CEO Ken Griffin threatens to pull a $6 billion NYC project after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s viral video targets his $238M penthouse for a new tax.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/ken-griffin-slams-mamda…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor Mamdani vs. Ken Griffin: Billionaire threatens to pull $6B Midtown project over NYC pied-a-terre tax.Dave Portnoy unloads on NYC’s Mamdani for targeting Ken Griffin’s $238M penthouse — now a $6B…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 3: “Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is currently running for New York governor”

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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, The Post, and another news report) confirm Bruce Blakeman is the Nassau County Executive and has announced his run for Governor of New York.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bruce Arthur Blakeman is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th county executive of Nassau County, New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Blakeman

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web search NEUTRAL — Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announces run for New York governor.Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is set to announce his bid for New York governor on Tuesday facing off against Rep. El…
https://www.blakemanfornewyork.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jewish Republican Bruce Blakeman, the chief executive of Long Island’s Nassau County, announced on Tuesday that he will run for governor of New York. The announcement sets up a Republican primary betw…
https://www.jta.org/2025/12/09/politics/bruce-blakeman-jewis…

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Claim 4: “The top 1% of earners in New York state contribute 46.2% of all income taxes, according to a SmartAsset study of 2025 IRS data.”

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Claim 5: “New York’s budget is roughly twice the size of Florida’s, though they have similarly-sized populations.”

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Claim 6: “The proposed tax on luxury second homes worth more than $5 million still needs approval from the state legislature.”

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Multiple sources confirm a proposed tax on luxury second homes worth $5 million or more and state that it requires approval from the New York State Legislature.

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web search NEUTRAL — New York has proposed a new tax on luxury second homes worth $5M or more.The proposal still needs to pass through the New York State Legislature as part of the state budget process. If approved, it wo…
https://housingjapan.com/blog/new-yorks-new-pied-a-terre-tax…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York City will implement a new tax on luxury second homes, targeting properties valued over $5 million, as part of a budget proposal announced by Governor Kathy Hochul.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/politics/government/new-york-intro…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York's proposed budget will include a luxury tax on second homes, according to reports, which could cost wealthy retirees when tax time rolls around.
https://parade.com/news/new-york-budget-proposal-includes-se…

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Claim 7: “Hochul – who is up for re-election this year”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm Kathy Hochul is running for re-election this year (referring to the 2026 cycle).

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web search NEUTRAL — The primary election will take place on June 23, 2026, with only registered party members being allowed to vote in their respective parties' primaries.Letitia James, attorney general of New York (2019…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_gubernatorial_el…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathy Hochul of New York announced Wednesday that Adrienne Adams, the former speaker of the New York City Council, would be her running mate in her campaign for re-election this year, diversifying her…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/nyregion/kathy-hochul-adr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathy Hochul is trying to center her reelection campaign on the cost of living. Doing so is putting her at odds with both the populist left and a resurgent Republican right.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/new-york-gov-kathy-…

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Claim 8: “Hochul’s indefinite pause on Manhattan congestion tolls in 2024, which were ultimately made permanent in early 2025.”

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Wikipedia confirms Hochul revived the congestion pricing plan in November 2024 and it was implemented on January 5, 2025, following a pause in 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — November 2024, Hochul revived the congestion pricing plan with the charge for most passenger vehicles reduced from $15 to $9;[150] it was implemented on January 5, 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul

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web search NEUTRAL — “You can’t trust Kathy Hochul. She does more U-turns than a cab driver,” Blakeman told The Post – nodding to Hochul’s indefinite pause on Manhattan congestion tolls in 2024, which were ultimately made…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/business/bruce-blakeman-blasts…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathy Hochul on Wednesday directed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to pause the congestion pricing program.Credit...Cindy Schultz for The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/nyregion/congestion-prici…

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Claim 9: “Primary elections will be held on June 23.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that the primary election for the 2026 New York gubernatorial election will take place on June 23, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — The primary election will take place on June 23, 2026, with only registered party members being allowed to vote in their respective parties' primaries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_gubernatorial_el…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York's Primary Election Day is Tuesday, and the candidates were out on the trail late into the evening on Monday for the last day of campaigning. Lucy Yang has more.
https://abc7ny.com/primary-election-ny-new-york-governor-hoc…

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web search NEUTRAL — June 23: New York.The GOP primary in New Hampshire features two former senators seeking comebacks with John E. Sununu and Scott Brown. Trump has endorsed Sununu, solidifying his status as the favorite…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/politics/2026-election-calend…

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Claim 10: “President Trump, who has endorsed him in the November election”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that Donald Trump endorsed Bruce Blakeman.

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Claim 11: “she flipped last week to support the tax on second homes.”

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Multiple sources report that Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani unveiled the luxury second home tax together, indicating her support for the measure.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathy Hochul on her support for the American Jobs Act Recorded October 24, 2011.While Hochul had said in 2007 that she would seek to have any such applicants arrested if the proposal was implemented, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrive to a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, April 27, 2026.Kathy Hochul, would stop short of a major priority for …
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/new-york-to-tax-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul unveil a tax on luxury second homes to address budget shortfall.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nyc-pied-terre-tax-luxury-homes-17…

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Claim 12: “As presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, Blakeman voted to raise property taxes by 3.6% in 1998, and again by 9.4% in 1999.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Bruce Blakeman's specific tax votes in 1998 and 1999.

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Claim 13: “Mamdani took aim at Citadel founder Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse in a viral video.”

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Multiple sources confirm Zohran Mamdani released a video targeting Ken Griffin's $238 million penthouse to promote the tax.

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web search NEUTRAL — A post shared by Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@nycmayor). Mamdani specifically called out billionaire hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin, whose $238 million penthouse served as the backdrop for the may…
https://www.fastcompany.com/91528066/pied-a-terre-tax-zohran…

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web search NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani Ken Griffin Citadel.Mamdani’s office estimates the tax would generate at least $500 million annually, with revenue directed toward free childcare, street cleaning, and neighborhood safe…
https://d33gy59ovltp76.cloudfront.net/news/nyc-mayor-zohran-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The video shows Mamdani—who has pledged to raise taxes on wealthy New Yorkers—standing outside Griffin’s 24,000-square-foot property. Griffin purchased the home in 2019 for $238 million, the most expe…
https://chicagofinancialtimes.com/2026/05/05/griffin-calls-n…

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