🗓️ Deadline Reminder: The filing period for the City Assessor civil service exam is open through May 21, 2024. To apply during this application period, please visit the NYC DCAS Online Application System at nyc.gov/examsforjobs. 

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Join our first-ever NYC Small Business Month Expo! 🏪🎉

Access FREE City of New York services from 100+ city programs, agencies, & partners for all NYC #smallbiz owners!
➡️ Permits
➡️ Hiring
➡️ City contracting
➡️ And more!

📍Pier 36
📅 Wed. May 29, 9 AM
RSVP: NYCBizMonthExpo.eventbrite.com/?aff=sbssocial

Need help resolving a tax issue and already tried everything else? The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate can help! 

OTA, an independent office within the Department of Finance, is dedicated to advocating on behalf of NYC taxpayers. 
 
Learn more here: okt.to/AUkxqT

In one week, we've sealed 75 illegal cannabis shops and issued over 3,800 violations.

With the legal authority behind us, we'll usher in a safe, thriving, and legal cannabis market. We won't let bad actors undermine legal shops and overrun our neighborhoods.

🚘 Having trouble paying off your parking ticket debt? Help is available! Whether it's financial hurdles or other challenges, DOF has a range of payment plans to help you resolve your outstanding parking tickets at your own pace. 

Find out more at ➡️ nyc.gov/parkingticketp…

We’re coming for the illegal smoke shop on your block.

After securing new tools from New York State allowing NYC to padlock shops illegally selling cannabis, we launched a five-borough initiative to weed out and shut down these unlawful operations. 🔒

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....Did someone say 'Freeze Your Rent'?

Get help applying for @nycfinance's #RentFreeze Program from our team!

Learn more: nyc.gov/FreezeYourRent

Now that we have new authority, Operation Padlock to Protect is rolling out across every borough to shut down unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops.

The operation aims to keep people safe and ensure or legal stores can continue to #GetStuffDone :

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Want to pay your bills conveniently online? The Department of Finance offers a range of payment options for various expenses like parking tickets, property taxes, business taxes, violations and more.

Visit the DOF website for more details at okt.to/DBATsM.

All across NYC you will see the many contributions and legacies of our diverse Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

From Chinatown to Flushing, Parkchester, and everything in between, we celebrate them this #AANHPIHeritageMonth , and all year-round.

NEW: The city has launched Operation Padlock to Protect” to shut down illegal cannabis shops.

The initiative comes after Mayor Eric Adams successfully advocated the state to grant municipalities the regulatory authority to close stores without a license.

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A few weeks ago, we announced a plan to weed out illegal smoke and cannabis shops — NYC SHERIFF, @NYPDNews, and @HelloDCWP hit the streets to get it done.

We're big supporters of the legal cannabis industry, but if you're going to break the law, your shop is going up in smoke.

🚘 Having trouble paying off your parking ticket debt? Help is available! Whether it's financial hurdles or other challenges, DOF has a range of payment plans to help you resolve your outstanding parking tickets at your own pace. 

Find out more at ➡️ nyc.gov/parkingticketp…

#DYK - By becoming a tenant representative, you can assist eligible seniors and New Yorkers with disabilities enroll in the Rent Freeze Program, helping them stay aware of important updates and renewal deadlines to receive their benefits.

More info here: nyc.gov/nyctap

During Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize and celebrate the diverse cultural heritage and valuable contributions of AANHPI communities.

Special thanks to NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission Commissioner Do for his inspiring words at our opening event today!

Want to stay updated about all things related to DOF? Visit our subscription center to get notified of important information on parking tickets, property taxes, business taxes, money-saving tips, and much more.
 
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Representatives from NYC Finance will be in my district office tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. helping people fill out applications for senior citizen or disabled rent increase and property tax exemptions. Call my office to make an appointment.

If you're over 62 or have a disability, and live in a rent regulated apartment, you might qualify for NYC Finance's #RentFreeze program.
Join us TOMORROW in #Brooklyn with Antonio Reynoso Flatbush Tenant Coalition #EvictionFreeNY to stop your rent from going up.

Looking for information about your property tax benefit application? Check out DOF's new application status tool for updates on homeowner exemption applications like SCHE, DHE, STAR and Enhanced STAR benefits, Veterans exemptions, and more!

More at nyc.gov/exemptionstatus

DOF is hiring!

Join us on April 29 for the next Jobs NYC Hiring Hall to meet our team and learn firsthand what it's like to work with city government!

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
Time: 9am – 2pm
Location: York College
Address: 94-20 Guy R Brewer Boulevard, Queens, NY 11451