New York Pied-à-Terre Tax List Publicly Reveals Owners

By the Editorial Team · Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The New York City Department of Finance released a list naming hundreds of property owners, including celebrities and politicians, who may be subject to the city’s new pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes. The disclosure has sparked controversy over potential inaccuracies and exemptions, intensifying debate about the tax’s fairness and impact on affordable housing funding.

A list published by the New York City Department of Finance has publicly identified hundreds of property owners who may be subject to the city’s new pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes. The document, released earlier this week, includes names and addresses linked to high-profile individuals from the worlds of entertainment, business, politics, and arts.

Among those named are actress and former gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, a prominent supporter of Mayor Mamdani’s administration, whose policies include the contested tax. Several celebrities also appear on the list, including singer Taylor Swift, whose Tribeca residence is registered under the company Euro Tribeca LLC, and filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. The document additionally identifies Upper East Side properties tied to director Martin Scorsese and the “Woody Allen 2005 Revocable Trust.”

Other notable figures named include author and New Age advocate Deepak Chopra, journalist Gay Talese, and the trust associated with the late “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer. Fashion editor Anna Wintour is also listed alongside her downtown Manhattan residence. Wintour recently expressed admiration for New York City’s First Lady, Rama Duwaji, wife of Mayor Mamdani, despite controversy surrounding social media posts linked to Duwaji regarding the 2023 attack in Israel.

The list further includes a property connected to Randy Mastro, former deputy mayor under Eric Adams. Two current City Council members were also named despite the tax targeting non-primary residences. Democratic Council Member Gale Brewer, representing District 6, contested the listing of her Upper West Side brownstone, asserting that she has lived there year-round for decades and suggesting errors in the document. Republican City Council Minority Leader David Carr of Staten Island also appears on the list.

Representatives from City Hall and the Department of Finance declined to comment on the public release or its contents as of Monday. The pied-à-terre tax, championed by Mayor Mamdani, aims to generate revenue by targeting owners of high-value secondary properties in an effort to address affordable housing and budget shortfalls.

The release of the list has drawn attention for exposing the identities of those potentially affected by the tax and highlighting discrepancies related to primary residence exemptions. The controversy surrounding the accuracy of the listings and the political implications for some elected officials adds another layer to the ongoing debate over the pied-à-terre tax’s implementation and fairness.

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