{"podcast":{"title":"NYC NOW","slug":"nyc-now-6286818","podcast_index_feed_id":6286818,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ysE9ORt_","website_url":"https://wnyc.org/browse/shows/nyc-now","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/da5ebfe4-b493-43ab-991b-8b85ea806757/a15384ab-50a8-4c7b-afe6-5e2d7c9e33ff/3000x3000/nynow-wnyc-logo-hex-3000px.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"WNYC","episode_count":2000,"summary":"NYC Now helps New Yorkers understand the city through original reporting and sharp analysis from WNYC and Gothamist. The show digs into the news, culture, and conversations shaping life in New York, three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, hosted by Janae Pierre.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:19:47.278824+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818"},"episode":{"title":"Mayor Mamdani’s Tax the Rich Video and the Billionaire Backlash","slug":"mayor-mamdani-s-tax-the-rich-video-and-the-billionaire-backlash","published_at":"2026-05-13T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818/mayor-mamdani-s-tax-the-rich-video-and-the-billionaire-backlash","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818","url":"https://wnyc.org/browse/shows/nyc-now","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/14/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/waaa.wnyc.org/33c7ae6b-7c23-4545-9ad0-2f257faad273/episodes/cb5cbe2b-57a6-4d8f-b6dc-ce5dbedb5116/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=33c7ae6b-7c23-4545-9ad0-2f257faad273&awEpisodeId=cb5cbe2b-57a6-4d8f-b6dc-ce5dbedb5116&feed=ysE9ORt_","summary":"Mayor Mamdani filmed a video in front of the most expensive penthouse ever sold in the United States to celebrate a new tax on luxury second homes. It went viral, and the city's billionaires were not happy. WNYC reporter Elizabeth Kim takes us from Billionaire's Row to Fordham Road in the Bronx to speak to New Yorkers about the fight to tax the rich. Photo: Michael Lee/Moment via Getty Images -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Mayor Mamdani filmed a video in front of the most expensive penthouse ever sold in the United States to celebrate a new tax on luxury second homes. It wen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1037,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nyc-now-6286818/episodes/mayor-mamdani-s-tax-the-rich-video-and-the-billionaire-backlash/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818/mayor-mamdani-s-tax-the-rich-video-and-the-billionaire-backlash.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}