New York is the only state with two sets of vital records, one for the 57 counties outside of New York City and the other for the five counties/boroughs of the city.
New York City Department of Taxes Photographic Collection
It is as if time stood still in New York City. On any given day between 1939 and 1941 photographers were capturing city buildings on film for the Department of Taxes (now the Department of Finance).
Manors in New York (Part One)
One of the unique aspects of New York history was the existence of manors as political and judicial units in the colonial era.
NYC Clerk's Marriage Indexes Available on the Internet Archive
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Vital Records
Images of the indexes to the New York City Clerk’s collection of marriage affidavits, licenses, and certificates may now be accessed for free through the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/nycmarriageindex&tab=collection
An Exciting Update to the New York City Marriage License Index
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Vital Records
Terrific news for New York Genealogists!
Guide to New York City’s Treasured Archives Released
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MUNI
NEW YORK, NY -- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) is pleased to announce the release of New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians.
New Free NY Databases from the German Genealogy Group
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Court, Vital Records
Our friends at the German Genealogy Group made some fantastic updates to their free online databases this past month.
New Index to 1890 New York City Police Census Just Released
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Census
Great news for those researching their family in New York City! FamilySearch has just released an index that includes 87% of the people recorded in the 1890 Police Census of New York City.
Unnatural Death in New York City: Coroner's Reports & Proceedings
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Vital Records
Evidence of an ancestor's death can be located in numerous types of genealogical sources - newspaper obituaries, municipal or religious death records, tombstones and more. One overlooked source - which will be an absolute goldmine if your ancestor turns up here - are Coroner's records.
New York City Marriage Licenses 1930–1949 now open for research at the NYC Municipal Archives
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Vital Records
The New York City Municipal Archives (31 Chambers Street, Room 103) has received the 1930–1949 marriage licenses from the New York City Clerk’s Marriage Bureau. As of today, these important materials are available to the public in the reference room.