Lawmakers, homeowners and even supporters of the pied-à-terre tax had choice words for the Mamdani administration over the rollout of its controversial second-home surcharge.  But nobody from the mayor’s Department of Finance attended the Tuesday oversight hearing held jointly by the City Council Finance Committee and Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation. The DOF’s written testimony, offered in lieu of Commissioner Richard Lee appearing to testify in person, acknowledged the outpouring of questions after the administration sent 17,000 initial notices to possibly eligible homeowners, which will then be whittled down even further. A mayoral spokesperson attributed the administration’s […]

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