N.Y.: Staten Island judge halts Mamdani’s second-home tax over ‘totally botched’ rollout

Written by Lillian Mann on September 30, 2026

A Staten Island judge has blocked New York City’s rollout of Democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax on second homes valued over $5 million, ruling that the Department of Finance (DOF) executed the process unfairly.

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N.Y.: Staten Island judge halts Mamdani’s second-home tax over ‘totally botched’ rollout

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