Below is a directory of the New York administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.
Capital: Albany
19,378,102 (2010 Census)
State Information: (518) 474-2121
State Website: http://www.ny.gov
Office of Court Administration
25 Beaver St., Room 852 New York, NY 10004
(212) 428-2700; Fax: (212) 428-2188
Website: http://www.nycourts.gov
Agency Bldg. 4, Suite 2001 4 ESP, Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1450
(518) 474-3828; Fax: (518) 473-5514
Chief Administrative Judge: A. Gail Prudenti
First Deputy Chief Admin. Judge: Lawrence Marks
Exec. Dir.: Ronald Younkins
Chief of Operations: Eugene Myers
N.Y. Departmental Disciplinary Committee:
First Dept.
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10006
(212) 401-0800; Fax: (212) 287-1045
Chief Counsel: Jorge Dopico
N.Y. State Grievance Committee:
Second Dept., Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Dists.
Kings, Queens & Richmond Counties
Renaissance Plaza, Suite 2400 335 Adams St. Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 923-6300
Chief Counsel: Diana Maxfield Kearse
N.Y. State Grievance Committee:
Second Dept., Ninth Dist.
399 Knollwood Rd., Suite 200 White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 824-5070; Fax: (914) 949-0997
Chief Counsel: Gary L. Casella
N.Y. State Grievance Committee:
Second Dept., Tenth Dist.
150 Motor Pkwy., Suite 102 Hauppauge, NY 11788 (631) 231-3775
Chief Counsel: Robert A. Green
N.Y. State Committee on Professional Standards Third Judicial Department
286 Washington Ave. Ext., Suite 200 Albany, NY 12203
(518) 285-8350; Fax: (518) 453-4643
Website: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/cops
Chief Atty.: Monica A. Duffy
Attorney Grievance Committee:
Fourth Dept., Fifth Dist.
224 Harrison St., Suite 408
Syracuse, NY 13202-3066
(315) 401-3344; Fax: (315) 401-3339
Website: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ad4
Chief Counsel: Gregory J. Huether
Principal Counsel: Anthony J. Grantedliotti
Associate Counsel: Mary E. Gasparini
Attorney Grievance Committee:
Fourth Dept., Seventh Dist.
50 East Ave., Suite 404 Rochester, NY 14604-2206
(585) 530-3180; Fax: (585) 530-3191
Website: http://www.nycourts.gov/ad4
Chief Counsel: Gregory J. Huether
Principal Counsel: Daniel A Drake; Andrea E. Tomaino
Attorney Grievance Committee: Fourth Dept., Eighth Dist.
438 Main St., Suite 800 Buffalo, NY 14202-3212
(716) 845-3630; Fax: (716) 856-2701
Website: http://www.nycourts.gov/ad4
Chief Counsel: Gregory J. Huether
Principal Counsel: Margaret C. Callanan; Roderick Quebral
Associate Counsel: Guy C. Giancarlo
Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, 2nd Floor Albany, NY 12224-0341
(518) 474-7330; Fax: (518) 402-2472
Website: http://www.ag.ny.gov
NYC Office, 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271-0332
(212) 416-8000; Fax: (212) 416-8942
Atty. General: Eric T. Schneiderman (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014
Department of Financial Services
One State St. New York, NY 10004-1417
(212) 480-6400; Toll-free: (800) 342-3736
Website: http://www.dfs.ny.gov
333 E. Washington St., Suite 521 Syracuse, NY 13202
One Commerce Plz. Albany, NY 12257
Superintendent: Beryamin Lawsky
New York State Board of Law Examiners
Corporate Plaza, Bldg. 3 254 Washington Ave. Ext. Albany, NY 12203
(518) 453-5990; Fax: (518) 452-5729
Website: http://www.nybarexam.org
Newly admitted attorneys must complete 32 credit hours CLE within the first two years of admission to the Bar; 3 credit hours must be in Ethics and Professionalism; 6 credit hours must be in skills; and 7 credit hours must be in Law Practice management and areas of professional practice. Experienced attorneys must complete 24 credit hours CLE every two years; 4 hours must he in ethics and professionalism.
Admission on motion with five of the last seven years in practice in a Reciprocal Jurisdiction.
New York State Bar Association
One Elk St. Albany, NY 12207
(518) 463-3200; Fax: (518) 487-5517
Website: http://www.nysba.org
Exec. Dir.: David R. Watson Non-Integrated Bar Annual Meeting - January, 2015
Lawyers Fund for Client Protection
119 Washington Ave., 3rd Floor Albany, NY 12210
(518) 434-1935, (800) 442-3863; Fax: (518) 434-5641
Website: http://www.nylawfund.org
Exec. Dir. and Counsel: Timothy O'Sullivan
Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code Department of State
99 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12231 (518) 473-2492
Corporate & Business Records Section (900) TEL-CORP: (900) 835-2677
UCC: (518) 474-4763 UCC Fax: (518) 474-4478
Corporations Fax: (518) 474-5173
Website: http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps
Director: Sandra J. Tallman (518) 473-2281
Email: sandra.tallman@dos.state.ny.us
Supervisor, Corporate & Business Filings:
John Whalen (518) 473-2278
Email: john.whalen@dos.ny.us
Supervisor, Corporate & Business Information:
Pamela Coles (518) 473-9972
Email: pamela.coles@dos.state.ny.us
Supervisor, UCC Unit:
Charee Hendricks (518) 486-5049
Email: charee.hendricks@dos.state.ny.us
Supervisor, Biennial Statements:
Michele Kilgallon (518) 473-6389
Email: michele.kilgallon@dos.state.ny.us
Assoc. Atty.: Gary Trechel (518) 473-2278
Email: gary.trechel@dos.state.ny.us
Office of Criminal Justice Operations Division of Criminal Justice Services
80 S. Swan St., 6th Floor Albany, NY 12210 (518) 485-7675
Email: recordreview@dcjs.state.ny.gov
Empire State Development
625 Broadway Albany, NY 12207
(518) 292-5100, (800) 782-8369; Fax: (518) 292-5807
Website: http://www.esd.ny.gov
633 Third Ave. New York, NY 10017
(212) 803-3100; Fax: (212) 803-3175
95 Perry St., Suite 500 Buffalo, NY 14203-3030
(716) 846-8200; Fax: (716) 846-8260
President/C.E.O.: Kenneth Adams (DED Commissioner)
Office of the Governor
State Capitol, Executive Chamber Albany, NY 12224 (518) 474-8390
Website: http://www.governor.ny.gov
633 Third Ave., 38th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 681-4580
444 N. Capitol St. N.W., Suite 301 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 434-7112
Governor: Andrew M. Cuomo (Democrat)
Next election Nov. 2014
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Hall 20 Eagle St. Albany, NY 12207-1095 (518) 455-7700
Website: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ctapps
Chief Judge: Jonathan Lippmann
Clerk of the Court of Appeals: Andrew W. Klein
Department of Financial Services
One State St. New York, NY 10004-1511 (212) 480-4701
Website: http://www.dfs.ny.gov
One Commerce Plaza Albany, NY 12257
(518) 474-4550; Fax: (518) 473-4600
Superintendent: Benjamin Lawsky
New York Department of Motor Vehicles
Swan Street Bldg., Room 136 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12228-0001 (518) 473-5595
Website: http://www.dmv.ny.gov
NYSDMV DIAL-IN Accounts, 6 Empire State Plz. Albany, NY 12228 (518) 473-2137
Email: dialin@dmv.ny.gov
For Motor Vehicle Abstract Write:
MV-15 Processing, NYS Dept. of Motor Vehicles
6 Empire State Plz. Albany, NY 12228
For accident reports write: NYSDMV, MV-198C Processing
P.O. Box 2086 Albany, NY 12220-0086
Office maintains accident reports that occurred within 4 years of the date of the accident.
Fee for obtaining driver abstract (Form MV-15): $10.00; make personal check or money order payable to Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; orders by phone, additional $5.00 (payable by credit card only).
Fee for obtaining accident report: By Mail (Form MV-198C) - search fee, $10.00; each report, $15.00. Online - search fee, $7.00; each report, $15.00.
New York State Police
1220 Washington Ave., Bldg. 22 Albany, NY 12226-2252 (518) 457-6811
Website: http://troopers.ny.gov
NYS Thruway Authority - Accident Reports
Office of Traffic Management
P.O. Box 189 Albany, NY 12201-0189 (518) 471-4450
Superintendent: Joseph A D'Amico
Fee for obtaining accident report (NYS Thruway Authority): $15.00
Estate & Wills: County Surrogates Offices
Deeds and Mortgages: County Clerks Offices & N.Y.C.
Registers Offices
Notary Certificates: Clerk of County of Commission (fee varies); Secretary of State, Div. of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Albany 12231 ($10.00)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat)
478 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-4451
Website: http://www.gillibrand.senate.gov
Charles E. Schumer (Democrat)
322 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6542; Fax: (202) 228-3027
Website: http://www.schumer.senate.gov
Office of the Secretary of State
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12231-0001
(518) 474-4750; Fax: (518) 474-4765
Email: info@dos.ny.gov
Website: http://www.dos.ny.gov
123 William St. New York, NY 10038-3804 (212) 417-5800
Secretary of State: Cesar A. Perales (Democrat) Appointed
Department of Taxation & Finance WA.
Harriman Campus Albany, NY 12227
General Tax Information: (518) 457-5181
Tax Forms & Publications: (518) 457-5431
Website: http://www.tax.ny.gov
Service of Legal Papers, write: Office of Counsel
W.A. Harriman Campus, Bldg. 9 Albany, NY 12227
(518) 457-2153, 518-457-2070
Commissioner: Thomas H. Mattox, Room 205
(518) 530-4444; Fax: (518) 435-2942
Email: thomas.mattox@tax.ny.gov
Deputy Commissioner and Counsel: Amanda Hiller Room 223
(518) 530-5300; Fax: (518) 435-2936
Email: amanda.hiller@tax.ny.gov
Deputy Counsel: Deborah Liebman, Room 200
(518) 530-4540; Fax: (518) 435-8547
Email: deborah.liebman@tax.ny.gov
Office of Victim Services
A.E. Smith State Office Bldg., 2nd Floor 80 S. Swan St. Albany, NY 12210-8002
(518) 457-8727, (800) 247-8035; Fax: (518) 457-8658
Email: ovsinfo@ovs.ny.gov
Website: http://www.ovs.ny.gov
65 Court St., Room 308 Buffalo, NY 14202-3406
(716) 847-7992, (800) 247-8035; Fax: (716) 847-7995
55 Hanson Place, Room 1000 Brooklyn, NY 11217-1523
(718) 923-4325, (800) 247-8035; Fax: (718) 923-4352 N.Y. Exec. Law Ann. §§620 to 635 (McKinney)
Formerly Crime Victims Board
Vitsl Records Office
State Dept. of Health
800 N. Pearl St. Menands, NY 12204
Mailing Address: Certification Unit, Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 2602 Albany, NY 12220-2602
Application Forms: (518) 474-3077
VitalChek: (877) 854-4481
Email: vr@health.state.ny.us
Births, Deaths - 1881; Marriages - 1880; excludes New York City; no records for Albany, Buffalo or Yonkers for 1881-1914 (Contact city clerk where event occurred); Divorces - 1963 (before 1963, contact county clerk where divorce was filed)
Physical address should only be used for priority handling requests.
Certified copies - $30.00, additional copies ordered at the same time - $30.00; priority handling - additional $15.00 per copy; searches of more than three years - $20.00 per ten years searched.
Genealogy fee: 1-3 year search - $22.00; 4-10 year search - $42.00; search of more than 10 years - $20.00 per ten years searched.
Credit card orders (http://www.vitalchek.com): $45.00 per copy, plus $8.00 transaction fee (regardless of number of copies ordered) for record or no-record statement. Applicant must call himself/herself. Fee is non-refundable.
N.Y.C. Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Office of Vital Records
125 Worth St., CN 4, Room 133
New York, NY 10013
(212) NEW-YORK: (212) 639-9675
Website: http://www.nyc.gov/vitalrecords
Five Boroughs of New York City: Births - from 1910.
Deaths - from 1949.
Births and Deaths - $15.00 (includes one certified copy of record, if found. If not found, a certified certificate stating that the record was not found is issued) If year of event is unknown, $3.00 per year after a two year search. Additional copies ordered at same time, $15.00; Internet orders, additional $8.30 mailing and service charge payable by credit card; additional shipping and handling fee for expedited delivery on credit card orders is from $15.00 to $49.00 for international orders.
Attorneys may not order via the Internet. Additional rules apply. Please go to the internet for additional information. (See Attorney Protocol)
141 Worth St. New York, NY 10013
(212) NEW-YORK- (212) 639-9675
Website: http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov
Bronx - Supreme Court, Room B131
851 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10451
Brooklyn
Municipal Bldg., Room 205 210 Joralemon St. Brooklyn, NY 11201
Queens
Borough Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd. Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Staten Island
Borough Hall, Room 311 10 Richmond Terr. Staten Island, NY 10301
Marriage licenses, records and/or ceremonies as well as domestic partnership registry and Lobbyist registration within the five boroughs of New York City from 1930. Certified short certificate (domestic use) - $15.00, additional copies - $10.00; certified extended certificate (foreign use) - $35.00, additional copies - $30.00; Record Search - $5.00 for the first year, $1.00 for the second year and $.50 for any additional year thereafter; certification affixed on record - $10.00; hand signature with raised seal affixed on record - $10.00.
Municipal Archives
Department of Records and Information Services
31 Chambers St., Room 103 New York, NY 10007
(212) 639-9675; Fax: (212) 788-8583
Website: http://www.nyc.gov/records
New York City: Births before 1910. Deaths before 1949. Marriages before 1930.
Search fee (non-refundable, includes certified copy, if found) - $15.00. Additional copies ordered at the same time - $10.00 each. Additional year searched in one borough for the same name - $2.00. Additional borough searched in one year for the same name - $2.00. Letter of exemplification - $5.00.
