Appeals court hands Mamdani legal win on NYC luxury second-home tax: report

🔮 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani scored a legal victory Wednesday after a state appeals court cleared the way for his administration to move forward with a controversial tax on high-end second homes, according to The New York Times.

🔮 An Oregon elementary school teacher who fought a teenage gunman during a deadly school shooting earlier this month has broken her silence, describing the tragedy as a loss she will carry with her forever.

🔮 "DHS is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to knock it off with these evil sanctuary policies before another American gets hurt, or worse." Fox News Digital's Hannah Brennan and Peter D'Abrosca contributed to this report.

🔮 Paskell said he understood that both helicopters were based at the airport but could not confirm what activities they were conducting or how the collision occurred.

🔮 It remains unclear whether federal prosecutors will make another attempt to secure an indictment.

🔮 The legislation would phase out the industry by June 1, 2028, while requiring Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration to develop a transition program for more than 150 active carriage drivers and other workers.

🔮 They are expected to appear in a children's court at a later date.

🔮 Speaking at Wednesday's news conference, IRS Criminal Investigation chief Jarod Koopman described the operation as a new enforcement strategy and said similar crackdowns would follow.

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