Federal Judge Shuts Down Mamdani's Very Radical Tax Scheme - The American Tribune.com

’Tax the rich’ is a scam. You're the one getting the bill

“Tax the rich” is no longer just an economic slogan. It’s become a moral escape hatch for the populist left — a convenient excuse to blame billionaires, landlords, and business owners for every personal or financial frustration.  At the center of it all sits one word: “inequality.” It’s not just echoing in one city — it’s everywhere, but nowhere louder than in New York City, championed by politicians like Mayor Zohran Mamdani.  But like most att…

How Zohran Mamdani's pied-a-terre tax united the ultrawealthy and the moderately wealthy — in opposition

A judge just ruled the city illegally shifted the burden of proving tax status onto owners like Ken Griffin, pausing Mamdani's $500 million levy.

Federal Judge Shuts Down Mamdani's Very Radical Tax Scheme - The American Tribune.com

A New York City judge pumped the brakes on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rollout of a highly controversial tax on luxury second homes, issuing an order for City Hall to remove a list that exposed the names, addresses, and property values of over 900,000 homeowners in the Big Apple. Judge Wayne Ozzi slapped a temporary restraint on the Mamdani administration from moving forward on the tax based on the disputed property roll or mailed notic…

Judge Halts Mamdani’s Luxury Home Tax

A Staten Island judge has temporarily stopped New York City from pushing ahead with Zohran Mamdani’s new luxury second-home tax rollout, handing homeowners an immediate win and forcing City Hall to pull back for now. Quick Take The judge issued a temporary restraining order that pauses the tax rollout until a court hearing on August...

Judge Blocks NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax After Data Breach

A New York state judge temporarily halted Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes, ruling the city caused irreparable harm by exposing hundreds of thousands of homeowners' private information. Judge Wayne Ozzi, a Democrat on the New York State Supreme Court in Staten Island, issued a temporary restraining order that bars the Mamdani administration from moving forward with the disputed tax rollout. The order requires City H…