Judge in Mamdani Case Also Listed on Contested Property Roll

Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Wayne Ozzi, who issued a temporary restraining order blocking parts of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout, appears on the Department of Finance’s contested supplemental property roll as the owner of a home in Annadale. His inclusion isn’t mentioned in his ruling. The lawsuit challenges the rollout’s broad publication and mailed notices, not the underlying law; the city plans to appeal, which some say triggered an automatic stay of the TRO. Legal experts say disclosure may be prudent but does not necessarily require recusal.