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.
Garden City is a village in Nassau County, New York, with about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village 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 Garden City 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 village office pages for Garden City, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Clerk, Police records, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Garden City records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Garden City: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Nassau County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the Nassau County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Garden City Village Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Village Clerk keeps the official records of the village government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the village's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Garden City.
- Website: gardencityny.net/m/directory/department?did=12 (page title: Staff Directory, Business | Clerk's Office)
- Phone: 516-465-4000
- Address: 351 Stewart Avenue Village Hall - First Floor Garden City, NY 11530
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Garden City police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Garden City 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 Garden City police records.
- Website: townofgardencity.com/request-a-police-report (page title: Request a Police Report | Town of Garden City)
- Phone: 970-350-9600
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the village police. They are in the Nassau County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Garden City Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: gardencityny.net/142/Contact (page title: Contact | Garden City, NY)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Garden City
New York public records law applies to the village government of Garden City. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village 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 Nassau County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Nassau County. The Nassau County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Garden City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Garden City offices listed above, and the village's own website is gardencityny.net; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Garden City?
Request it from the Garden City police records unit at townofgardencity.com/request-a-police-report, phone 970-350-9600. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Garden City village board minutes and ordinances?
From the Village Clerk at gardencityny.net, phone 516-465-4000. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Garden City?
Garden City cases are heard by the courts that serve Nassau County, and people arrested in Garden City are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Nassau County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Garden City?
From the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New York public records law applies to village governments.