New York Vital Records

New York City and State vital records offices maintain vital statistics for past and present residents of it’s 62 counties. Five counties make up New York City's five boroughs – Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

Recorders maintain vital records such as births, deaths and marriages for each county. You can otain these details by contacting these local offices or ordering online.

New York Department Of Public Heath office maintains records for NY City including birth, death, marriage and divorce records, and is situated in New York City.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene maintains and issue birth records in the New York City area since 1910. The NYC area includes Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Office of Vital Records,
125 Worth Street, CN4, Room 133,
New York, NY 10013

Certification Unit
Vital Records Section - 2nd floor
800 North Pearl Street
Menands, NY 12204

The State office maintains records since 1881. If you are searching for records prior to 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before 1880 for other cities, you can write to the Registrar of Vital Statistics where the event took place.

For other parts of NY State (excluding NYC), you may be able to obtain the records from the State office.

The NY State office maintains death records that have occurred since 1881. If you're searching for records prior to 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or prior to 1880 other cities or counties, you can obtain them from the Registrar of Vital Statistics in the city or county where event occurred. For other parts of NY State (excluding NYC), you can obtain these records from the State office.

Marriage records from 1880 onwards are available from the State office. If you are looking for record from 1880 to 1907 in Albany, Buffalo or Yonkers, you can apply to each of the cities Vital Statistics office. The addresses for the cities:

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

Divorce records in New York include the names of those divorced, where it occurred and court case number. New York divorce records date back to January 1963.You can obtain a divorce record from the County Clerk where the divorce took place.

New York's Office of Vital Records maintains birth certificates for people born since 1910 in one of the five boroughs of NYC. The 5 Boroughs are Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

If you are searching for Birth records beofore 1910 are maintained by the Department of Records. Birth records can be obtained by mail, online or in person.

The  NY Office of Vital Records issues death certificates for people who have died since 1946  in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island. These records are also available online or by mail.

New York Marriage records from 1996 onwards can be obtained in person from any office of the NYC Clerk. Records from 1930 to 1955 are available from the Manhattan Office. Marriage Records can be obtained from the following addresses:

Office of the City Clerk
Municipal Building
1 Centre Street, Room 252 South
New York, New York 10007

Address:

Manhattan Borough:
City Clerks Office
Municipal Building
New York, NY 10007

Bronx Borough:
City Clerks Office
1780 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10457

Brooklyn Borough:
City Clerks Office
Municipal Building
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Queens Borough:
City Clerks Office
120-55 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11424

Staten Island Borough (formorly Richmond):
City Clerks Office
Staten Island Borough Hall
Staten Island, NY 10301

Those interested in Gealogy and people tracing their family tree have a wide range of options when it comes to finding vital records of ancestors and family members in New York City and State.

Vital records for NY can e ordered by mail, online, by credit card or in person at the State office or local County Clerks office where the event occurred.