Meet the NYers fighting Mamdanis pied--terre tax in court: The city botched this

They’re sticking it to the tax Mam.A trio of New Yorkers — two family members of a GOP lawmaker and the other a self-described supporter of Mayor Zohran Mamdani – are the standard bearers for a legal fight that temporarily put New York City’s pied-à-terre tax on hold.Rachel O’Brien, whose husband is City Councilman Frank Morano (R-Staten Island), said she joined the high-profile lawsuit after Mamdani’s administration included their home on a published list of more than 900,000 properties that could fall under the new levy.“As soon as I saw it I was confused and a little bit angry that the city would do this,” O’Brien, 41, told The Post as she cared for her newborn child Tuesday.“I immediately knew it was wrong and I had conversations with my husband, who’s a city councilman and he had been receiving phone calls from constituents who were on the list and confused and worried.”O’Brien said she immediately thought about how it was “crazy” that the city was “able to do this and just sort of throw people’s lives into disarray.”  “It’s the city just putting unnecessary stress on middle income homeowners who are just going to work, paying their mortgages, paying their property taxes, utilities — trying to raise their families like we’re doing,” she said.

“The mayor didn’t seem to care that this rollout was based on completely erroneous information, so I wanted to set the record straight with this lawsuit.”Neighbors, friends and relatives who likewise were surprised to discover their own homes appeared on the controversial list — which was published on the city Department of Finance website late last month — have overwhelmingly supported the suit, she said.“It’s been received well just because people feel the same way — that the city botched this,” O’Brien said.“They’re essentially doxing lawful property owners and was done in such a sloppy manner that confused and in some cases intimidated people.”...