STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax won’t be an official topic of discussion Tuesday thanks largely to a lawsuit brought by a pair of Staten Islanders.
City Hall spokesperson Matt Rauschenbach said the administration’s avoidance of the hearing was because of ongoing litigation against the tax, which proponents say, will raise about $500 million annually.
Members of the City Council were hoping to question the administration about the tax and its controversial rollout at a Tuesday hearing. In a move first reported by the New York Times, no one from Mamdani’s office will appear at the hearing, instead opting to submit written testimony because of ongoing litigation against the tax…