A Staten Island judge has blocked New York City’s rollout of Democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax on second homes valued over $5 million, ruling that the Department of Finance (DOF) executed the process unfairly.
N.Y.: Staten Island judge halts Mamdani’s second-home tax over ‘totally botched’ rollout
Lillian Mann
Sep 30, 2026 | 4:25 PM