Fact-check: “NY city number of millionaires has increased under Mamdani”
Verdict: Unverifiable (20% confidence)
Mamdani took office January 1, 2026, and no official post-inauguration millionaire count for New York City exists yet — tax-year 2025 data (his first full year) won't be processed until 2027 at the earliest, and the most recent official NYC-specific figure covers tax year 2023. The only data point circulating during his tenure is a Henley & Partners private estimate of ~384,500 NYC millionaires (August 2026), up from ~349,500 in their 2024 report, but that figure carries documented methodologic…
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