Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis has criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent proposal to increase property taxes, which would be the first such hike in over 20 years. Malliotakis represents New York’s 11th district in the U.S. Congress and has held this position since 2021, after previously serving in the New York State Assembly for a decade.
In her statement, Malliotakis said: “As a House Ways and Means Committee Member, I fought to increase the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction and deliver tax cuts for working Americans, middle-class families, and senior citizens on the federal level so New Yorkers could keep more of their hard-earned money. I worked with President Trump and my colleagues in Congress to quadruple the amount that my constituents could deduct in local, state, and property taxes to provide necessary relief from New York City’s high tax burden, not so this socialist mayor can tax and take more from them. Property owners pay enough taxes in this city.”
She further argued that continued increases by City Hall make it harder for residents to afford housing: “Year after year, City Hall squeezes the middle-class for more by raising the property tax levy, and now Mamdani wants to raise the rate, making the American dream of homeownership less attainable and the cost of housing even more unaffordable for property owners and renters alike. Instead of further treating New York taxpayers like ATMs and driving out more families from our city, Mayor Mamdani should cut the bloat, slash the waste, and abandon the Marxism and misguided policies he has planned.”
Malliotakis was born in New York City in 1980. She lives on Staten Island and is an alumna of Seton Hall University as well as Wagner College.
