If asking the owner of a $5M property to submit some forms online to prove they’re full-time residents is “ridiculously complicated," how should we describe the process to obtain SNAP benefits, unemployment checks, health insurance, or other hoops working-class New Yorkers jump through to survive?

Owning a $5 Million Home Is Hard Enough. Now They May Have to Fill Out Some FormsThe Mamdani administration mailed notices to 17,000 property owners who might be subject to a new second-home tax. The outrage has been deafening.hellgatenyc.com