Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, with about 53,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the West New York offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 town office pages for West New York, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where West New York records are kept
- Kept by the Town of West New York: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Hudson County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Hudson County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
West New York Town Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Town Clerk keeps the official records of the town government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the town's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for West New York.
- Website: westnewyorknj.org/Departments/clerks-office (page title: Clerk’s Office | The Town of West New York)
- Phone: 201-295-5090
- Address: 6048 Tyler Place, Ground Floor West New York, NJ 07093
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
West New York police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the West New York police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for West New York police records.
- Website: westnewyorknj.org/departments/wny-police-department/police-reports (page title: Police Reports | The Town of West New York)
- Phone: 201-295-5022
- Hours: Tues-Fri 9:00 am-3:30pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the Hudson County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
West New York Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: westnewyorknj.org (page title: The Town of West New York)
- Phone: 201-295-5120
- Address: 6048 Tyler Place, Ground Floor West New York, NJ 07093
- Hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to West New York
New Jersey public records law applies to the town government of West New York. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Hudson County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Hudson County. The Hudson County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
West New York Arrest Records
The West New York arrest records guide covers the agency that reports West New York's arrests to the FBI and the 573 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in West New York is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
West New York Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to West New York, each written from the city's own offices and figures: West New York warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), West New York inmate search (the custody page of the Hudson County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), West New York criminal records (the court file, the New Jersey criminal history and the local arrest records), West New York court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), West New York police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Open Public Records Act requires), West New York traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), West New York DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), West New York divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and West New York property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official West New York website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official West New York offices listed above, and the town's own website is westnewyorknj.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in West New York?
Request it from the West New York police records unit at westnewyorknj.org, phone 201-295-5022. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find West New York meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at westnewyorknj.org/Departments/clerks-office, phone 201-295-5090. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for West New York?
West New York cases are heard by the courts that serve Hudson County, and people arrested in West New York are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Hudson County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from West New York?
From the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New Jersey public records law applies to town governments.