Martha Stark

Once Dead, a Lawsuit Advocating More Fairness in NYC Property Taxes Is Revived

June 18, 2024

A lawsuit alleging that New York City’s property tax system unfairly burdens low-income residents was dismissed by a high court a few years ago, but it now has new life. Tax Equity Now New York, or TENNY, brought the suit in 2017 against the city and the state, claiming NYC’s property tax system is inequitable, opaque, and forces some people to pay an uneven share of the state’s tax revenues. 

Affordable Housing Proponents Seek Property Tax Reform 

August 2, 2021

Property tax reform advocates say the owners of homes in low-income neighborhoods shoulder greater tax burdens than owners of homes in more affluent areas. The Nehemiah Homeowners Association, Tax Equity Now New York, and Father Ed Mason clamor for change.