A Staten Island judge blocked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s effort to institute a new tax on high-end second homes, telling him to start the effort over.

Justice Wayne Ozzi of the state Supreme Court on Staten Island ruled in favor of homeowners who sued the city over the pied-à-terre tax scheme, an annual surcharge on homes valued above $5 million when there is no primary New York City resident present. The lawsuit avoided accusing the city of acting against the law, instead taking issue with how it was determined who would owe the tax.

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