Death Certificates
Death certificates from 1949 to the present are available through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. For earlier records, contact the Municipal Archives at 311 or 212-NEW-YORK if outside of New York City. Their address is 31 Chambers Street, Room 103, New York, NY 10007. You may also access the Municipal Archives' Web site at www.nyc.gov/doris.
The Office of Vital Records has two ways that you can apply for a copy of a death certificate:
Death Certificate Forms
To contact DOHMH's Office of Vital Records, please use the Vital Records Comment Form.
