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Department of Finance Business Centers provide a variety of services for parking and camera violations, property taxes, and other programs.
At a center, you can:
- Pay parking and camera violations, towing and booting fees, property taxes and related charges
- Have hearings on parking and camera violations that are less than 1 year old
- Request tax or registration clearances, proof of satisfaction, or release documents
- Get or submit program forms, applications, and guides
- Get general assistance and program information
- Pay Water and Sewer Bills (Business Centers only accept payments. They do not have Water and Sewer Bill account information. If you have questions or issues, you should visit a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Borough Office instead.
All centers are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Schedule an Appointment
Appointments are strongly encouraged to reduce wait time. Walk-in customers are still accepted.
You can schedule appointments for:
- Booted/towed vehicles and parking payment plans
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Tax (CMVT)
- Making payments
- Property tax lien sale and payment agreements
- Other customer services
- Cash bail (Only available Mondays and Tuesdays at Manhattan Business Center):
- Abandonment letter received
- Form/document drop-off
- Refund check pickup
- Court & Trust (Only available Mondays and Tuesdays at Manhattan Business Center):
- Form/document drop-off
- Withdrawal check pickup
- Tax Map Office (Manhattan Business Center)
- Submit documents
- Request tentative lots or certified tax maps
- Assistance with the tax map application process
- In-Person Hearing for Parking Tickets or Camera Violations. Appointments are NOT available for brokers/representatives that are registered in Fleet/Non-Fleet (Commercial Adjudications) or for appeals
- Rent Freeze Program Assistance
- Monday to Friday at the Manhattan Assistance Center
- Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Queens Assistance Center
- Wednesdays at the Staten Island Assistance Center
- Property Tax Exemption Assistance
- Monday to Friday at the Manhattan Assistance Center
- Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Queens Assistance Center
- Wednesdays at the Staten Island Assistance Center
People With Disabilities or Hearing Impairments
If you have a disability, you can ask the Department of Finance for an accommodation. To learn more, go to the Disability Access page.
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you can request a sign language interpreter online for Parking Ticket or Property Tax Services.
Payment Methods
You can pay using:
- Cash
- Personal or certified check* in U.S. currency payable to the “NYC Department of Finance”
- Money order in U.S. currency payable to the “NYC Department of Finance”
- Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or foreign cards with CVVs)
- Debit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express logo)
- Pre-paid card or gift card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express logo)
A 2% service fee is added for credit, debit, and pre-paid or gift card payments. There's no fee for payments by cash, check, or money order.
*Personal checks are not accepted for payment if a vehicle has been booted or towed.
