Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax unpaused after surprise ruling — but legal showdown isn’t over yet

The pause is on pause. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s stumbling pied-à-terre tax rollout is back in effect after a surprise appeals court ruling on Thursday — but the fight isn’t over yet. The appellate court decision only temporarily lifts a restraining order on the tax issued by a lower court on Monday, allowing City Hall to continue with the botched rollout until the full appeals panel considers the case. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s stumbling pied-à-terre tax is back in effect after a surprise appeals court ruling on Thursday — but the fight isn’t over yet. X/SaraEisen Associate Justice Philip Hom of the Brooklyn Appellate Division signed the order. In opposition papers filed Thursday in the appeal case, former first deputy mayor Randy Mastro — representing three peeved city homeowners suing the cit