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NYC Department of Correction inmate lookup covers all detainees held in city jails on Rikers Island and the borough houses (Brooklyn House at 275 Atlantic Avenue, Manhattan, Queens, Vernon C. Bain Center). Search by name or NYSID/Book&Case number to view custody status, housing facility, charges, next court date, and admission date. DOC houses approximately 6,000 detainees daily.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez (re-elected November 4, 2025; first Hispanic DA in Brooklyn history) leads one of the nation's largest prosecutor offices with approximately 500 assistant district attorneys serving 2.65 million residents. Office at 350 Jay Street, Brooklyn 11201; Action Center (718) 250-2340; main switchboard (718) 250-2000.

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) incarcerated-lookup covers approximately 32,000 inmates across 44 state correctional facilities. Search Kings County-sentenced defendants by name or DIN to view facility assignment, sentence length, earliest release date, parole-eligibility date, and conviction details. Free public lookup; results refreshed daily.

NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda (took office May 2022) is the city's chief civil enforcement officer under NYC Charter Chapter 35, executing warrants, evictions, judgment collections, vehicle seizures, and OATH/ECB judgment enforcement across all five boroughs including Brooklyn. The Sheriff's Office at 66 John Street, 13th Floor, NYC 10038 handles civil process service and asset seizures.

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Vital Records issues certified birth certificates (1910 forward) and death certificates (1949 forward) for events that occurred in Brooklyn and the four other boroughs. Certified copy fee is $15 per record. Birth records are restricted to the registrant, parents listed, or legal representative; death records to spouse, parent, child, or sibling.

Office of the City Clerk Marriage Bureau issues marriage licenses for ceremonies anywhere in New York State and performs civil ceremonies at the Brooklyn office at 210 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn 11201. Marriage license fee is $35; civil ceremony fee is an additional $25. Couples 18 or older with valid photo ID may apply; a 24-hour waiting period applies unless waived by court order.

NYC Municipal Archives Historical Vital Records project provides free online access to 13.3 million digitized birth, death, and marriage records spanning 1855 through 1949 for Brooklyn and all five boroughs. Coverage: births 1847-1909, marriages 1866-1937, deaths 1862-1948. Index data also published on NYC Open Data; full-page certificates downloadable as PDFs without registration or per-record fees.

NYC Department of Finance Office of the City Register operates the Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS), recording deeds, mortgages, liens, and UCC fixture filings for Brooklyn (Borough 3), Manhattan, Bronx, and Queens. Staten Island is recorded separately. Free public search by party name, document type, block/lot, address, CRFN, or recording date. Recording fee $32 + $5/page + $5 cover; City Register at (212) 487-6300.

NYC Department of Finance Property Tax Public Access returns assessed value, taxable value, tax class, exemptions, and current and historical tax bills for every Brooklyn parcel identified by borough-block-lot (BBL). Brooklyn is Borough 3. Taxes billed quarterly under the NYC Charter; Class 1 (one-to-three-family) assessments challenged through the Tax Commission by March 15; Classes 2-4 by March 1.

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) Buildings Information Search (BIS) and DOB NOW provide public access to permits, applications, inspections, complaints, violations, and Certificates of Occupancy for every Brooklyn building identified by BBL or address. Brooklyn has approximately 320,000 buildings governed by the NYC Construction Codes. Includes contractor licensing, Local Law 11/FISP façade reports, boiler and elevator inspections.

NYC Department of City Planning Zoning and Land Use (ZoLa) interactive map displays current zoning district, special purpose districts, commercial overlays, FAR, permitted uses, and applicable resolutions for every Brooklyn lot. Brooklyn zones range from R1-1 through R10 and C and M districts. Integrates with PLUTO data and supports street-address, BBL, and intersection searches; includes a printable lot detail report.

NYC Open Data is the city's official portal for thousands of public datasets published under Local Law 11 of 2012, including the PLUTO tax-lot extract, ACRIS recording indexes, DOB job filings, DOH restaurant inspections, NYPD complaint data, 311 service requests, and property sales. Brooklyn data filterable by borough code 3. Free CSV, JSON, and API downloads with SOQL query tools.

NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) licenses approximately 75,000 businesses across 55 industries citywide, including in Brooklyn: home improvement contractors, electronics stores, secondhand dealers, sidewalk cafes, tobacco retailers, debt collectors, tow truck operators, and process servers. Search by business name or DCWP license number to confirm active status, expiration, addresses, and disciplinary history.

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ABCEats portal returns the letter grade (A, B, C) and full violation history for every Brooklyn restaurant inspected under the NYC Health Code. Search by establishment name, address, ZIP, cuisine, or borough. Letter grades must be posted in the front window; A is 0-13 points, B is 14-27, C is 28+. DOH inspects each licensed food-service establishment annually.

NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) licenses every yellow medallion taxi, green Boro Taxi, for-hire vehicle (Uber, Lyft, Via), black car, livery, and commuter van operating in Brooklyn and citywide. Check license status for drivers, vehicles, base stations, and medallions. Active datasets published daily to NYC Open Data. Approximately 200,000 TLC-licensed drivers and 100,000 active for-hire vehicles serve the city.

New York City Board of Elections voter-lookup confirms registration status, party enrollment, Assembly District, Election District, polling place, and early-voting site for approximately 1.5 million registered voters in Brooklyn. Search by name and date of birth or by NYS DMV ID. Registration book closes 10 days before each election under NY Election Law §5-210. Brooklyn BOE office at 345 Adams Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn 11201; (718) 797-8800.

NYC Campaign Finance Board Follow the Money portal publishes contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, and matching-funds disbursements for every candidate running for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President, City Council, and District Attorney including Brooklyn races. Filings are required quarterly between elections. The 8-to-1 Matching Funds Program multiplies small donations from NYC residents.

NYC 311 is the city's consolidated non-emergency service-request and information portal handling more than 40 million contacts annually across phone (dial 311), web, mobile app, and text. Brooklyn residents file noise complaints, heat/hot-water issues, illegal parking, sidewalk repair, rodent reports, abandoned vehicle, and tree-care requests. Complete request history published to NYC Open Data; available 24/7 in over 175 languages.

ACRIS — the NYC Automated City Register Information System operated by the NYC Department of Finance. Covers recorded documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, UCC filings) for Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Brooklyn/Kings County. Search by name, BBL (Borough-Block-Lot), document type, ID, or transaction number. Real-estate recording fee is $32 base plus $5 per page plus $5 cover page.

NYC Department of Finance property records hub for all five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island). Look up property assessments, exemptions, tax bills, ownership, and recorded documents via ACRIS. The Mayor's Office of Deed Theft Prevention was established in April 2026 under Director Peter White to protect homeowners from title fraud.

Jewish Genealogical Society of New York (JGSNY) volunteer-transcribed database of Brooklyn naturalization records filed between 1907 and 1924. Search by petitioner name, year, or country of origin. Naturalizations were heard in the Kings County Supreme Court before the federal courts took exclusive jurisdiction; index returns case number for ordering the underlying petition from the New York State Archives.

Administrative Code of the City of New York, hosted on American Legal Publishing, is the consolidated body of local laws enacted by the City Council covering housing, buildings, health, business regulation, traffic, civil service, environmental protection, taxes, and the NYC Charter. Full-text searchable by keyword or browseable by title. Recent supplements reflect Local Laws through 2025 including rent regulation, climate mobilization, and worker protection amendments.

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso (took office January 1, 2022) advocates for Brooklyn's 2.65 million residents, reviews land-use applications under ULURP, appoints members to 18 community boards, allocates discretionary capital funds, and chairs the Borough Board. Office at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn 11201; (718) 802-3700.