The NYC Property Tax Problem (Video)

April 11, 2019, 7:22 PM UTC

In 1981 New York City adopted a new property tax system. Still in place today, the system created odd discrepancies where, for example, owners of tenement buildings can be assessed as if they’re luxury condos. Reporter Chris Opfer explains this complicated property tax structure and the attempt to change it.

(Video by RJ Jewell. Graphics by Jonathan Hurtarte) (Source: Bloomberg Tax)


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