Steven Spielberg leaves California for New York as wealth tax push spurs political battle

One of the most acclaimed and successful American filmmakers in history has left California for New York. 

Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, officially became New York residents on Jan. 1, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. The couple relocated to the San Remo co-op on Central Park West in Manhattan, which has previously housed celebrities including Bono, Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty and Tiger Woods.

On the same day that Spielberg reportedly established residency...