By Adam Daly, amNY
Five days after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was confident his officials could juggle a City Council hearing with an ongoing lawsuit over the pied-à-terre tax rollout, his administration declined to show up Tuesday, leaving lawmakers to air questions without anyone from City Hall there to answer them. LINK: Mamdani administration skips hearing
By Jessica Formoso, Mark Prussin and Isabel Soisson, Fox 5 NY
The New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Mayor Mamdani’s controversial pied-à-terre tax, but officials from the mayor’s office skipped the meeting, citing pending litigation. LINK: NYC council grills absent mayor’s office over pied-à-terre tax rollout
By Annie McDonough and Chantal Mann, City & State
New York City Council members read out 11 pages of questions over 17 minutes about the city’s pied-à-terre tax rollout at an oversight hearing on Tuesday, probing in detail how Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration came to decide how to notify homeowners about the tax and determine eligibility. LINK: Hearing produces many grievances
By WNYC News
Councilmember Gale Brewer joined WNYC’s Sean Carlson and WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim to talk more about it. Listen here: Questions about the city’s new pied-a-terre tax rollout
By Miranda Levingston, Patch
A nonprofit group fighting to save the landmarked West Park Presbyterian Church has unveiled what it calls a $12.2 million alternative to demolishing the historic Upper West Side building, just days before city preservation officials are expected to decide its fate. LINK: $12.2M Plan Emerges To Save West Park Church From Demolition
By Gus Saltonstall, West Side Rag
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy [AMDA] has sold its Stratford Arms building at 117 West 70th Street, between Broadway and Columbus, to Hawkins Way Capital for $80 million, according to a deed in the city register. LINK: Upper West Side Building Sells for $80 Million
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