Liberal podcaster and NYU professor Scott Galloway criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over a publicly accessible list of property owners connected to a proposed pied-à-terre tax, saying it amounted to doxxing. The dispute matters because it highlights the tension between using public property data to support tax policy and concerns about privacy and potential targeting of individuals.

The article describes Mamdani’s list as a “wanted poster” for owners of secondary homes, intended to draw attention to people who could be affected by the proposed tax. Galloway argued that publishing or amplifying such information could expose owners to harassment, while supporters may view the data as part of a case for taxing high-value, non-primary residences.