Exposing the NY
Property Tax Crisis
Uncovering systemic inequities in New York's residential assessments through rigorous data-driven investigative journalism and public advocacy.
The Assessment Crisis
Assessment Watch investigative audits have uncovered systemic failures in the NY property tax framework. These figures represent the human cost of a broken valuation model.
Studies indicate that up to 60% of property tax challenges in New York result in a meaningful reduction of the assessment and property tax bill.
There are over 4 million residential properties in New York with many municipalities having the highest per capita tax rates in the entire United States.
From 2014 through 2024, the number of Article 7 proceedings declined nearly 50% as New York continues to make the process more complicated and expensive.
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