pied-à-terre
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The sister act also owned a pied-à-terre in Manhattan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The meetings followed the backlash to a video announcing a pied-à-terre tax where Mamdani singled out Citadel CEO Ken Griffin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Still, Hochul expects that the pied-à-terre tax would raise $500 million even with fewer homes taxed, her office said, which is the same figure she estimated initially.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed new details about her proposal to tax New York City’s second homes, including that she expects fewer homes would be subjected to this pied-à-terre tax than her previous estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
