For Release:  Immediate            

Date: April 5, 2021

New Drop-Box Installed for City of Schenectady Bureau of Receipts Payments 

SCHENECTADY – The City of Schenectady announced there is a new outdoor drop-box at the Franklin Street entrance of Schenectady City Hall for Bureau of Receipts payments. Payments can be made in-person at the drop-box, online, or by mail.

Paying in-person at the drop-box

•    Drop-box at Franklin Street entrance for payments by check or money order.

•    Please put payment stub and check in an envelope before placing in the drop-box.

•    Receipts will be mailed to the address on the payment stub unless indicated otherwise.

•    Payments received after business hours will be processed the next business day.

Paying by mail

•    Do not send cash.

•    Detach stub and mail along with check.

•    If requesting a receipt, please mark the appropriate box on the payment coupon.

•    If paying without payment coupon, remember to indicate the property address.

•    Mail to: City of Schenectady, PO Box 947, Schenectady, New York 12301

Paying online

•    Visit www.cityofschenectady.com and click the “Online Payment” icon in top left corner.

•    Choose Citizen Self-Service on the right

•    Choose Real Estate on the right

•    Enter the street number and street name or parcel number and click search.

•    Click on your parcel number and a list of bills will be displayed.  The current year will be on the bottom.

For additional information, visit their website at www.cityofschenectady.com/185/Bureau-of-Receipts-Tax-Payments. The City of Schenectady Bureau of Receipts can also be reached by phone at (518) 382-5016.

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