Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax on second homes in New York City received a Staten Island welcome on Monday, when lawyers representing the administration squared off with homeowners’ attorneys in court over the messy rollout of the surcharge. Judge Wayne Ozzi signaled openness to arguments that underpinned his prior temporary restraining order that briefly halted the implementation of the tax on homes valued at more than $5 million. The order was later stayed, pending an appeal from the administration.  The judge appeared receptive to homeowners’ claims that they were wrongly included in a published list of more than 900,000 properties and […]

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