Kathy Hochul's campaign accused Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman Friday of sending "fake government documents" after the Blakeman campaign mailed an official-looking tax-assessment memo to voters. While the letter reportedly identified itself as "not official government business," it appears to notify voters they would owe New York's new tax on second homes in the city valued at $5 million or more.
Kathy Hochul's campaign accused Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman Friday of sending "fake government documents" after the Blakeman campaign mailed an official-looking tax-assessment memo to voters.
While the letter reportedly identified itself as "not official government business," it appears to notify voters they would owe New York's new tax on second homes in the city valued at $5 million or more.
"According to our records, you own a secondary property that has been identified as subject to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax," the Blakeman campaign letter reads.
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Kathy Hochul's campaign accused Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman Friday of sending "fake government documents" after the Blakeman campaign mailed an official-looking tax-assessment memo to voters. While the letter reportedly identified itself as "not official government business," it appears to notify voters they would owe New York's new tax on second homes in the city valued at $5 million or more. "According to our records, you own a secondary property that has been identified as subject to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax," the Blakeman campaign letter reads.
"Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani owe New Yorkers a tremendous apology...
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