De Blasio proposes $183 tax credit on water bill
Says reduction is aimed at 664,000 homeowners
Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Bay Ridge on Monday, proposed a one-time $183 credit that he wants 664,000 homeowners to find in their water bills this summer, and said it was part of an effort by his administration to “right a wrong.”
Standing in front of a private home on 79th Street between Narrows Avenue and Colonial Road, de Blasio said the credit proposal is the result of a decision by his administration to no longer request rental payments from the New York City Water Board.
The Water Board has been paying a rental fee to the city each year since 1985. Technically speaking, the fee is charged to the Water Board for leasing the city’s water and sewer systems. The fee has always been passed along to homeowners.