Prominent liberal podcaster and NYU professor Scott Galloway called out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s publicly accessible database, saying it endangers landowners like himself.Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened a new front in his ongoing battle with New York City's wealthy after his administration published a searchable database identifying affluent property owners who could be subject to the city's proposed pied-à-terre tax, a move critics say could expose them to harassment and public safety risks.The database, released by the city's Department of Finance, allows users to search properties and view the names and addresses of owners whose non-primary residences could be subject to the proposed tax.A spokesperson for the department said publication of the property roll was required by state law.Galloway was one of the database’s latest critics, calling it out on the latest episode of the "Pivot" podcast with co-host Kara Swisher, as reported by New York Magazine’s Intelligencer.CLINTON, OBAMA-ERA DEMOCRATIC HEAVYWEIGHTS PENN AND EMANUEL RIP NYC'S MAMDANI OVER TAXES, ISRAEL, BLAST DSANew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been heavily scrutinized for his new database.
(Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)"I’ve been doxed," the liberal professor announced on the podcast."I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Mayor Mamdani has decided to release a list of the 950,000 residences with addresses and names that might be eligible for his pied-à-terre tax.""I don’t love this," co-host Kara Swisher agreed.
"I can’t say I love this.It feels a little bit like doxing.
Just tax them and get on with it is my feeling."Galloway proceeded to read out the definition of doxing as "’publishing private identifying information to expose someone to public pressure or harm without their consent,’" and said that while he is a fan of the tax, he is not a fan of how the list has become a "wanted poster" for property owners."He’s taken a legitimate source of tax revenue, ...