A Staten Island judge temporarily blocked the rollout of New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s controversial pied-à-terre tax on Monday. Judge Wayne Ozzi issued a temporary restraining order requiring the city to remove its published tax roll, which contains more than 900,000 properties, and barring officials from taking further action on…
New York mayor’s office plans to appeal ruling, which comes after homeowners sued over property surcharges last weekA judge has temporarily blocked Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, which would place a surcharge on second homes in New York City, dealing a blow to the progressive New York City mayor after homeowners sued over the policy.The tax would apply…
The order came days after homeowners sued to delay the rollout of the tax.
A New York judge on Monday temporarily blocked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax after homeowners sued over the city’s handling of the program.
A judge on Monday blocked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from imposing a new tax on around 1 million residents, who he said own second homes. Mamdani worked with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) to implement the pied-à-terre surcharge after he was sworn into office as the city’s first socialist mayor, publishing a list containing…
