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The tax, championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has drawn opposition from President Donald Trump and legal scrutiny over its implementation.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T13:05:31.504Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-14T01:15:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T13:05:31.504Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 68: multiple named sources, specific figures, and independent outlets corroborate the appellate judge’s decision.","critic":"Critic 95: explains significance, includes quotes, separates facts, provides specifics, and outlines next steps.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured with no sensationalist exaggeration."}},"tags":["#NewYorkCityTax","#PiedÀTerreTax","#ZohranMamdani","#SecondHomeTax","#LegalChallenge","#DonaldTrump"],"entities":["Zohran Mamdani","Donald Trump","New York City","Staten Island","Truth Social"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["An appellate judge lifted a temporary restraining order, allowing New York City to continue rolling out its pied-à-terre tax on second homes above a certain value.","The tax, pushed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, was temporarily blocked by a lower court order, which the city appealed.","President Donald Trump called for the tax to be stopped and said he would explore federal legal options to intervene.","The city mailed notices to 17,000 homeowners who may be subject to the tax, according to CNBC."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A New York appellate judge ruled on 13 August 2026 that New York City may continue rolling out its pied-à-terre tax while a legal challenge proceeds. The tax, a surcharge on second homes above a certain value, is a policy championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The city had appealed after a lower court issued a temporary restraining order blocking the rollout earlier in the week."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The lawsuit was filed by three city residents who challenge the legality of the rollout process, not the tax itself. CNBC reported that the city mailed notices to 17,000 homeowners who may be subject to the tax. President Donald Trump, who moved his primary residence from New York to Florida in 2019, posted on Truth Social that the tax \"must be stopped, NOW!\" and said he was exploring whether the federal government could intervene."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement over the lower court judge’s name"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The reports disagree on the name of the judge who issued the temporary restraining order. CNBC named the judge as Wayne Ozzi, while wfmd named the judge as Philip Hom. The reports do not resolve the discrepancy."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned the number of homeowners notified about the tax, a figure reported by CNBC. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned President Donald Trump’s statement opposing the tax. 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