Eric Adams’s proposed a fix to New York City’s property tax system — but couldn’t get Albany lawmakers to introduce it. / Eric Adams photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office; Building photo: Olha Tsiplyar/Canva | Illustration: New York Focus
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a bold pledge last month: Within weeks, he would send state lawmakers a plan to fix the city’s broken property tax system.
A failed attempt by his predecessor, Eric Adams, shows why that won’t be easy…