Judge pauses New York pied-a-terre tax in blow to Mamdani

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…