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New York is building. But where?

Plus San Diego’s YIMBY mayor and recovery from wildfire displacement

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Halina Bennet
Aug 12, 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about affordable housing. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax homeowners who have high-value secondary residences in New York City hit a hurdle Monday when Staten Island Judge Wayne Ozzi ordered a pause on the pied-à-terre tax rollout. The decision came just days aft…

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