This exhibit examines the lives of women, enslaved people, and Native Americans and how they shaped the culture of the Dutch West India Company settlement that eventually became New York City.
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Note: Our public research rooms will be closed on Tuesday, May 6, for a staff training.
More than 720,000 newly digitized historical photographs of every house and building in the 5 boroughs can be searched and viewed in the gallery.
Introducing Historical Vital Records NYC! Browse, search and download more than 10 million birth, death and marriage records from 1855-1949.
Research Your Family History
Explore the vital records collection at the Archives.
Browse Historical Images Records
Browse our digital gallery of photographs, maps, audio, and more.
Order Historical Records
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10,000 Women’s Stories
Help build the first permanent catalog of women activists in NYC.
A Shared Cultural Heritage Project
Explore 17th-Century Records between Amsterdam and New York City.
Your Story, NYC's History
Help connect local history with the records of City government.
openRECORDS
File a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request.
NYC Honorary Street Names Map
Find the story behind NYC street names.
City Record Online
Find City procurements, contract awards, public hearings and other notices.
NYC Open Data
Access more than 1,400 NYC data sets for free, at any time via the NYC Open Data portal.
Voting.NYC
Everything New Yorkers need to vote.
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As health insurance renewals start, you may have to renew your health insurance or find a new plan.
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