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Re:Why NYC Rent Is So High (It’s Not Airbnb) on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @01:51PM (#12123425)
It looks like most private residencies have an assessed value of 6%, not 45%

Tax Class: Property in NYC is divided into 4 classes:

Class 1: Most residential property of up to three units (family homes and small stores or offices with one or two apartments attached), and most condominiums that are not more than three stories. Class 2: All other property that is not in Class 1 and is primarily residential (rentals, cooperatives and condominiums). Class 2 includes: Sub-Class 2a (4 - 6 unit rental building); Sub-Class 2b (7 - 10 unit rental building); Sub-Class 2c (2 - 10 unit cooperative or condominium); and Class 2 (11 units or more). Class 3: Most utility property. Class 4: All commercial and industrial properties, such as office, retail, factory buildings and all other properties not included in tax classes 1, 2 or 3.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/definitions-of-prope...

Great point re filtering categories, that would be great. For the data example, it could be that that the entity "Russia" didn't make the top 100 entities mentioned by Norwegian publishers this day or that the news happened after todays date cut-off. Thanks for the feedback!
Just released this data viz to public beta. The goal is to make it easier to explore topics and perspectives that might not be covered in your language or location. More info on blog here: goo.gl/70V2rZ. We (@jigsawteam) would love any thoughts, feedback, or ideas.