STATEMENTS OF MAYOR BLOOMBERG, SPEAKER CHRISTINE C. QUINN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ON PASSAGE OF STATE LEGISLATION ALLOWING NEW YORK CITY TO ISSUE PROPERTY TAX REBATES FOR HOMES DAMAGED BY HURRICANE SANDY

New Yorkers, NY – June 21, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — “New Yorkers whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy will receive additional aid this fall through legislation passed today in Albany. The bill – which our Administration proposed this Legislative session – authorizes the City to reimburse property tax payers whose homes were significantly damaged by up to two-thirds of the total bill paid for the 2013 Fiscal Year