Happy Friday in New York City, where tax season gives us the delicious opportunity to peek into the financial lives of our elected officials! When else do you get to comb through someone else’s finances with such impunity? 

Governor Hochul and her husband, Bill, brought in $1.86 million in 2025, putting them in the top 1% of New York taxpayers. Most of that figure came from the $1.3 million Bill made working at his law firm. Kathy earned $250,314 as governor. Together, the Hochuls paid a total of $775,000 in New York City, state and federal taxes, and reported $78,000 in charitable donations in 2025. 

The Hochuls’ 7-figure salary has raised some speculation that the governor might oppose a tax increase on wealthy New Yorkers out of self-interest, but the governor flatly denies these accusations.

“Gov. Hochul’s opposition to raising income taxes on New Yorkers is driven only by her focus on affordability and the need to ensure that we do not push taxpayers out of the state and shift more costs onto working New Yorkers,” a spokesperson for Hochul told Gothamist. 

Mayor Mamdani filed jointly with his wife, Rama Duwaji, reporting a total income of $144,784. Zohran brought in the lion’s share with his $134,000 salary from the state assembly, while Rama — proving again the challenges of trying to make it as an artist in New York City — earned just over $10,000.

The rest of the first family’s income came from Mr. Cardamom, a former rapper and the mayor’s alter ego. Mamdani raked in $1,643 in royalties last year from his forgettable rapping career. Turns out that “Nani” money is nothing to sneeze at. 

“If you want the royalties to go up, go to Spotify,” Mamdani said at a press conference. 

One person who did not release her tax return is City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who also happens to be the wealthiest of the bunch. She and her husband Bruce, the founder of a Miami-based real estate company, are worth tens of millions of dollars. 

“There is no established precedent for New York City Council speakers releasing their personal tax returns,” a spokesperson for Menin said in a statement. This is not strictly true, as two of Menin’s predecessors — Corey Johnson and Melissa Mark-Viverito, both serving under Bill de Blasio — made their tax returns public.

President Donald Trump also refused to release his tax returns this year, just as he has every other year he’s held public office. But between Trump cryptocurrency, Trump products, the Melania Trump documentary, foreign gifts, settlements from tech and media companies and licensing his name and brand overseas, the president has done very well for himself. In all, Trump leveraged his presidency into approximately $1.4 billion in the last year, according to the New York Times.

A former industrial ruin on the Gowanus Canal, now reborn as Powerhouse Arts, hosted the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair for its second year. The event has quickly become a gathering point for a tight-knit, growing printmaking community, proven by the fair’s turnout from Thursday, April 9, through Sunday, April 12.

Despite only being in its second year, more than 60 exhibitors participated alongside robust programming. 

Learn more about the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair. 

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