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New York Birth Certificates
New York State:
Cost for copies: $30.00
Certification Unit
Vital Records Section/2nd floor
800 North Pearl Street
Menands, NY 12204State office has records since 1881. For records before 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before 1880 in any other city, write to Registrar of Vital Statistics in city where event occurred. For the rest of the State, except New York City, write to State office.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to New York State Department of Health. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (518) 474-3075. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://www.health.state.ny.us.
The applicant must provide a photo-ID.
New York City:
Cost for copies: $15.00
Division of Vital Records
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street, CN4, Rm. 133
New York, NY 10013Office has birth records since 1910 for those occurring in the Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. For birth records prior to 1910, write to Archives Division, Department of Records and Information Services, 31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.
There are strict identification requirements. A 24-hour automated telephone system is available that provides detailed information. The number is (212) 788-4520. Information on how to obtain certified copies and applications are available via the Internet at http://www.nyc.gov/health.
New York Death Certificates
New York State:
Cost for copies: $30.00
Certification Unit
Vital Records Section/2nd floor
800 North Pearl Street
Menands, NY 12204State office has records since 1881. For records before 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before 1880 in any other city, write to Registrar of Vital Statistics in city where event occurred. For the rest of the State, except New York City, write to State office.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to New York State Department of Health. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (518) 474-3075. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://www.health.state.ny.us.
The applicant must provide a photo-ID.
New York City:
Cost for copies: $15.00
Division of Vital Records
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street, CN4, Rm. 133
New York, NY 10013Office has death records since 1949 for those occurring in the Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. For death records prior to 1949, write to Archives Division, Department of Records and Information Services, 31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.
There are strict identification requirements. A 24-hour automated telephone system is available that provides detailed information. The number is (212) 788-4520. Information on how to obtain certified copies and applications are available via the Internet at http://www.nyc.gov/health.
New York Marriage Certificates
New York State:
Cost for copies: $30.00
Certification Unit
Vital Records Section/2nd floor
800 North Pearl Street
Menands, NY 12204State office has records since 1880. For records before 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before 1880 in any other city, write to Registrar of Vital Statistics in city where event occurred. For the rest of the State, except New York City, write to State office.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to New York State Department of Health. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (518) 474-3075. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://www.health.state.ny.us.
The applicant must provide a photo-ID.
Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers:
Cost for copies: $5.00
For records from 1880-1907 and licenses issued in the cities of Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers, apply to:
Albany: City Clerk, City Hall, Albany, NY 12207; Buffalo: City Clerk, City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202; Yonkers: Registrar of Vital Statistics, Health Center Building, Yonkers, NY 10701.
New York City:
Cost for copies: $10.00
Bronx Borough:
City Clerk's Office
1780 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10457Brooklyn Borough:
City Clerk's Office Municipal Building
Brooklyn, NY 11201Manhattan Borough:
City Clerk's Office Municipal Building
New York, NY 10007Queens Borough:
City Clerk's Office
120-55 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11424Staten Island Borough:
City Clerk's Office
Staten Island Borough Hall
Staten Island, NY 10301Records from 1847 to 1865 write to: Archives Division, Department of Records and Information Services, 31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007, except Brooklyn records for this period, which are filed with County Clerk's Office, Kings County, Supreme Court Building, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $5.00 each.
Records from 1866 to 1907, write to the City Clerk's Office in borough where marriage was performed.
Records from 1908 to May 12, 1943 - New York City residents write to City Clerk's Office in the borough of bride's residence; nonresidents write to City Clerk's Office in borough where license was obtained.
Records since May 13, 1943, write to City Clerk's Office in borough where license was issued.
New York Divorce Records
Cost for copies: $30.00
Certification Unit
Vital Records Section/2nd floor
800 North Pearl Street
Menands, NY 12204State office has records since January 1963. For prior records, contact the Court Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted.
