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Donovan Richards: “Middle class homeowners, especially homeowners of color…”

Featuring: Donovan Richards, Democratic | Borough President of Queens | New York

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'The Middle Class Should Not Be A Bargaining Chip': Top NYC Dem Reacts To Mamdani's Tax Ultimatum

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

Start off the conversation. What are your thoughts here on both that budget and the ultimatum? Well, I would say that Middle class homeowners, especially homeowners of color, have always borne the brunt of the unfair property tax system in the city. period. So you can have a homeowner in southeast Queens paying more taxes than some brownstone owner in Brooklyn whose property is worth $5 million. (00:53–01:07)

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Asserts that the property tax system in New York City is unfair to middle class homeowners, particularly those of color.

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