Mamdani's property tax dubbed 'dangerous' and 'a little weird' by comedians after list was published

"Yeah. I think it was a bit of a stumble to post online all the people that have second homes and their addresses because, you know, you can't say after he says you should protest in the streets and then say that. I would be worried if I was a guy with that," Spade said.

"It was a little weird, but yeah," Carvey said.

The two continued to discuss Mamdani after Carvey made a mocking impression of the mayor threatening to drop a "tax bomb."

"He really bombed it. But it was a lot of famous people. It said their houses, and I was like, 'ohhh,'" Spade said, with Carvey agreeing it was "dangerous."

"I don't know. They got kids. I don't know about that," Spade added.

"Just tax them," Carvey remarked.

The pied-à-terre tax, endorsed by Mamdani and passed by the New York State Legislature in May, imposes an annual surcharge on certain high-value New York City homes worth more than $5 million that are not the owner's primary residence.

Months later, on July 24, New York City published a list of more than 900,000 properties in a "supplemental market value roll" without explaining that the vast majority of them would not be getting hit with the pied-à-terre tax.

Partnership for New York City CEO Steven Fulop previously lamented the release of the roll, pointing out that while the list was public information, it has been aggregated and framed in a way that targeted citizens.

Fulop, a fellow Democrat, also added, "I think we started with the constructive outlook trying to find places to work together. It's becoming more and more difficult because [Mamdani] is focused on performative stuff as opposed to substantive policies that work with the business communities. I mean we're still trying, but it's been difficult."