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With the Department of City Planning’s Zoning and Land Use
(ZoLa) application you can find the zoning for a property, discover
new proposals for your neighborhood, and learn where City Planning
initiatives apply across NYC.
 Visit
ZoLa
The Department of City Planning has completed 100 area-wide rezonings
covering one-fifth of the City and over 8,400 blocks. These rezonings
are a "smart growth" blueprint which will shape the city
for decades to come by channeling growth to transit-rich areas while
protecting the scale of low-density neighborhoods.
Learn
more
Read
Mayor Bloomberg's statement on the re-zoning
City Hall Library maintains a collection of approximately 250,000
agency reports and studies dating back to 1913. The Municipal Archives
preserves and makes available the historical records of New York
City municipal government, dating from the early 17th century to
the present. This also includes historic birth, death, and marriage
certificates.
Learn
more about City Hall Library
Learn
more about the Municipal Archives
Find
out more about Vital Records at the Municipal Archives
The Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services holds regular auto,
real estate, and city surplus auctions; the Police Department holds
auctions for unclaimed property; and the Sheriff holds auctions for
vehicles and seized property.
Find
out about DCAS auctions
Find
out about Police auctions
Find
out about auctions by the Sheriff
You can contact every City agency and dozens of administration officials
by email. They Mayor also has a contact form, and by dialing 311
(212 NEW YORK outside of NYC) you can access hundreds of services
and file complaints.
See
the list of agency and administrative contacts
Contact
the Mayor
Local Law 11 of 2003 requires that all City agencies post publications
to the Department of Records Web site. An additional 250,000 items
(some dating back to the 17th century) are housed at City Hall Library,
which has been the repository for City reports and studies since
1913.
See
available online publications
Learn
more about City Hall Library
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You Can Submit Pictures and Video to the City
The City of New York has launched a pilot program
that allows the public to submit
still images and/or audio/video files of select conditions that occur
in the City, by calling
311 or by visiting
NYC.gov.
You
Can View City Council Meetings Online
Get a
front row seat to the inner workings of New York City's government.
Online, via a live stream, you
can view shows including The Council, Access
Mayor, and more.
You
Can Access the Laws of the City of New York Online
Visit the Public Access Portal to the Laws of the City of New York to access the New York City Charter, the Administrative Code, and the
Rules of the City of New York.
You
Can Search for Vendors & Lobbyists
You can search for information on vendors and
lobbyists that do business with the City of New York via the Doing
Business Portal.
You Can Find Zoning & Land Use Info Online
With the Department of City Planning's Zoning and Land Use (ZoLa) application you can find the zoning for a property, discover new proposals for your neighborhood, and learn where City Planning initiatives apply across NYC.
You
Can Get Historic Photos Online
Between 1939 and 1941, and again in the mid-1980s, the City photographed
every house and building in the five boroughs. Copies of these tax
photos are available for purchase online via the Municipal
Archives.
You
Can Tour Historic Government Buildings
The NYC Public Design Commission of the City of New York offers
public
tours of City Hall, Tweed Courthouse, and Gracie Mansion, landmarks
of New York’s history and architecture.
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