1. You are *not supposed to* benefit from taxes. The idea behind most taxes is to take from some and give to others.

2. We already have private streets all over NYC, the suburbs, and everywhere else. They are called “driveways”, “parking lots”, and “garages”. And I doubt that any sane homeowner or building-owner would actually want their private streets maintained by those “city services”. Unless, of course, if someone else is picking up the tab — which seems to be the case here.

3. If the people in Bay Ridge actually get those city services, my guess is that it would only increase the NYC budget — and expand the role of government. These people should concentrate their efforts on reducing their tax bill instead of getting “freebies”.