About Queens County, New York
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- Public libraries indexed: 62
- NCES schools indexed: 353
Civil & Criminal Decisions
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New York State Unified Court System Future Court Appearance System (FCAS) and decision database for the Queens County Supreme Court, located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica 11435. Search published civil and criminal court decisions by index number, docket number, party name, or judge. Civil Term Administrative Judge is Hon. Marguerite A. Grays; Criminal Term Administrative Judge is Hon. Michelle A. Johnson. Free public access; a CAPTCHA challenge guards the entry form.
Court Records — Pending Civil
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WebCivil Local search of pending civil cases in the Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica 11435 (Jamaica Courthouse, 718-298-1000). Look up open matters by index number, party name, attorney name, or assigned Justice; view e-filed documents, motion schedules, and the court calendar. Civil Term hears cases above the lower civil courts' $50,000 limit plus divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings.
Criminal Court Records & Calendars — Webcrims
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WebCrims Case Information System from the New York State Unified Court System covers active criminal filings in the Queens County Supreme Court (felonies, at 125-01 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens 11415, 718-298-1408) and the Criminal Court of the City of New York (misdemeanors and arraignments, same address, 718-298-0792). Search by defendant name, docket or indictment number, NYSID, or arrest date to view charges, court dates, judge assignment, and bail status. District Attorney is Melinda Katz, second term.
Civil and Surrogate Court Records
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New York State Courts Electronic Filing System (NYSCEF) hosts e-filed records for the Queens County Supreme Court (Civil Term, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard) and Surrogate's Court (88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica 11435, 718-298-0500). The Surrogate's Court hears probate, administration, guardianship, and adoption matters. NYSCEF account is free; unrepresented litigants may e-file in consensual matters. Documents in active matters are accessible by index number, party name, or document type.
Inmate Lookup — NYC DOC
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NYC Department of Correction inmate lookup covers all detainees held in city jails on Rikers Island and the borough houses. 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 across Rikers and the Vernon C. Bain Center.
Queens District Attorney
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz (sworn in January 6, 2020; re-elected to second term November 2023) leads the office responsible for prosecuting all felony and misdemeanor cases arising in Queens County. Office at 125-01 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens 11415. Bureaus include Homicide, Trial, Special Victims, Major Crimes, Economic Crimes, and Conviction Integrity. Serves Queens' 2.35 million residents across 109 square miles.
NY State Inmate Lookup — DOCCS
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New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) incarcerated-lookup covers approximately 32,000 inmates across 44 state correctional facilities. Search Queens 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 Warrants & Civil Enforcement
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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 Queens. The Sheriff's Office at 66 John Street, 13th Floor, NYC 10038 handles civil process service and anti-counterfeiting and illegal-cannabis enforcement.
Birth & Death Certificates — Post-1949
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NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Vital Records issues certified birth certificates (1910 forward) and death certificates (1949 forward) for events in Queens 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.
Marriage Licenses — NYC City Clerk
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Office of the City Clerk Marriage Bureau issues marriage licenses for ceremonies anywhere in New York State and performs civil ceremonies at the Queens office at 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens 11424. 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.
Historical Vital Records — NYC Municipal Archives
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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 Queens 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.
Deeds, Mortgages, Recorded Documents
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NYC Department of Finance Office of the City Register operates the Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) recording deeds, mortgages, liens, UCC fixture filings, and related instruments for Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn (Staten Island is recorded separately by the Richmond County Clerk). Search ACRIS free by party name, document type, block/lot, address, CRFN, or recording date. NYC recording fee is $32 plus $5 per page plus $5 cover; City Register at 212-487-6300.
Property
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NYC Department of Finance Property Tax Public Access (PTS) returns the assessed value, taxable value, tax class, exemptions, and current and historical property tax bills for every Queens parcel identified by borough-block-lot (BBL). Queens is Borough 4; blocks run roughly 1 through 16400. Property taxes are billed quarterly under the New York City Charter; assessments are challenged through the Tax Commission by March 15 for Class 1 and March 1 for Classes 2, 3, and 4.
Building Info
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NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) NOW portal provides public access to permits, applications, inspections, complaints, violations, and Certificates of Occupancy for every Queens building identified by BBL or address. Queens is the largest borough by land area in New York City at 109 square miles, with construction governed by the NYC Construction Codes and Zoning Resolution. Look up active job filings, contractor licensing, façade safety reports under FISP, and elevator inspection history.
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Zoning & Land Use — ZoLa
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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 Queens lot. Queens is Borough 4 with the largest land area in NYC at 109 square miles. ZoLa integrates with PLUTO data and supports street-address, BBL, and intersection searches.
NYC Open Data — Property & Civic
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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. Queens data filterable by borough code 4. Free CSV, JSON, and API downloads with SOQL query tools.
Restaurant Inspections
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NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ABCEats portal returns the letter-grade (A, B, C) and full violation history for every Queens restaurant inspected under the city's Health Code. Search by establishment name, address, ZIP, cuisine, or borough. Letter grades must be posted in the front window; A is 0 to 13 points, B is 14 to 27, C is 28 or more. The DOH inspects each licensed food-service establishment at least once a year and may issue critical, general, and public-health-hazard violations.
Business Licenses — DCWP
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NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) licenses approximately 75,000 businesses across 55 industries citywide, including in Queens: 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.
Taxi & FHV Licenses — TLC
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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 Queens and citywide. Queens hosts both LaGuardia and JFK airports, major taxi origin points. Check license status for drivers, vehicles, base stations, and medallions. Active datasets published daily to NYC Open Data.
Voter Registration — NYC BOE
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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 1.2 million registered voters in Queens. 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. Queens BOE office at 118-35 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills 11375; (718) 730-6730.
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Campaign Finance — NYC CFB
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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 Queens races. Filings are required quarterly between elections. The 8-to-1 Matching Funds Program multiplies small donations from NYC residents.
311 Service Requests — NYC
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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. Queens 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.
NYC Records
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New York City government public-records portal at nyc.gov provides unified entry to citywide databases spanning all five boroughs: Manhattan (New York County), Brooklyn (Kings), Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island (Richmond). Access ACRIS property recording for four boroughs, the NYC Department of Finance property tax system, City Record Online for procurement and public notices, NYC Open Data, 311 service requests, and agency-specific lookups for Buildings, Health, Sanitation, and DCAS.
Queens Borough President
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. (re-elected November 4, 2025; inauguration January 25, 2026 at Queens College) advocates for Queens' 2.35 million residents, reviews land-use applications under ULURP, appoints members to 14 community boards, allocates discretionary capital funds, and chairs the Borough Board. Office at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens 11424; (718) 286-3000.