Mamdani admin blasted over plans to skip oversight hearing on bungled pied-à-terre tax rollout

Mayor Zohran Mamdani won’t be sending anyone to an oversight hearing about his administration’s bungled rollout of the state’s new pied-à-terre tax. Administration officials will skip testifying Tuesday at the City Council’s hearing — shielding them from publicly facing tough questions about their implementation of the controversial new levy on luxury second homes. Mamdani spokesman...