Cowardly Kathy Hochul tries to disown her NYC pied-à-terre tax

Embarrassed by City Hall's rollout of her tax — the mayor's gloating videos and nasty enemies list — she's acting like she'd barely even heard of the tax that her own office designed.

The new tax is expected to bring in $500 million annually for America's largest city

President Trump on Tuesday went after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) attempt to tax second homes worth over $5 million. Trump called the proposed “pied-à-terre” tax a “dangerous political ‘experiment'” in a Tuesday Truth Social post. The president’s comments came after a Staten Island, N.Y., judge temporarily

Randy Mastro has sued the Mamdani administration five times already since leaving office under Mamdani's predecessor Eric Adams.

Trump in a Truth Social post called Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax a "dangerous political 'experiment' in New York will destroy" the city and state.

Trump Says He’s Looking Into Ways to ‘Avert’ NYC’s Pied-a-Terre Tax  Forbes

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was exploring ways for the federal government to forcibly end New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-a-terre tax, which targets second homes. The president wrote on Truth Social that the tax “is costing New York City and State a fortune in that the money, eventually to be

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.

Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Wayne Ozzi issued a temporary restraining order effectively prohibiting any action on the luxury second home tax.

New York mayor’s office plans to appeal ruling, which comes after homeowners sued over property surcharges last week A 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 s

Judge temporarily blocks New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-a-terre tax  Chicago Tribune

Judge Temporarily Blocks Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax  WSJ

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax was temporarily blocked by a judge on Monday. The ruling comes after New York homeowners sued the city. The tax is intended to apply to non-primary homes worth over $5 million. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax

Judge orders pause of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout after homeowners sue  CNN

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 official

New York City has announced an extension for the pied-à-terre tax exemption deadline to September eighteenth, responding to resident concerns about the lack of clear notifications and the complexities of the exemption process. To enhance communication citywide, particularly across boroughs, outreach initiatives are bei

A group of New York City homeowners sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s finance director over the rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax Friday.

New York City was sued by a group of homeowners seeking to delay the rollout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax, saying the publication of a list of properties that could be subject to the levy has caused “mass confusion” and invited “unwarranted scrutiny” of their personal information.