Mamdani Administration Dodges Council Hearing on Flawed Luxury Home Tax
The Mamdani administration will skip a Tuesday City Council oversight hearing on the controversial pied-a-terre tax, citing ongoing litigation. Critics, including Council Speaker Julie Menin and Democratic allies, condemned the move as a lack of transparency. The tax, targeting luxury second homes, faces legal challenges and public backlash after a chaotic rollout that published data on 900,000 homeowners.