{
  "id": 2537926,
  "title": "Zohran Mamdani’s office skips City Council meeting on ‘second home tax’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/zohran-mamdanis-office-skips-city-council-meeting-on-second-home-tax",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T08:17:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/mayor-zohran-mamdanis-office-decides-to-skip-in-person-appearance-at-city-council-meeting-for-which-council-members-complied-pages-and-pages-of-questions-about-rollout-of-second-house-tax-in-the-hope-that-/articleshow/133420431.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The finance commissioner of New York City missed a crucial city council hearing regarding the pied-à-terre tax due to ongoing litigation, opting instead to provide written statements. The release of property valuations raised concerns about privacy and clarity among residents. In response, council members are actively pursuing answers and have prepared a list of inquiries for the administration.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}