pied-à-terre
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The sister act also owned a pied-à-terre in Manhattan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Mayor Mamdani also met with other New York CEOs, including Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan, following backlash to a pied-à-terre tax video.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The governor’s office expected that the pied-à-terre tax would produce $500 million, pennies compared with the estimated revenue of Mamdani’s previous proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The mayor continues to work with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on instituting a more targeted pied-à-terre tax, which would apply to second homes worth $5 million or more.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The intruder was quite harmless,—a man who occupied a tiny pied-à-terre on the ground floor.
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie
