althy Absentee Owners From Bloomberg, Oct 15, 2014, 5:00:45 AM <http://www.bloomberg.com/image/iAFgxzOiiF7Y.jpg> Manhattan, New York. Photographer: Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images A political battle is brewing at the apex of New York <http://topics.bloomberg.com/new-york/>'s property market. To read the