That's what New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration has done with the introduction of a property tax surcharge on relatively high-value second homes linked to a searchable online database of those who could be affected. "Today, we sent notification letters to property owners, letting them know that our new pied-à-terre tax is coming soon." The suspicion, based on Mamdani's past conduct, is that making some people feel less safe and less welcome in New York City is the whole point. By New York City standards, those owners are not necessarily the richest of the rich at all. Thompson was assassinated in New York City by, allegedly, a man motivated to stalk and kill by his disapproval of the CEO's business decisions.