Northeast Region, New York City
Serves New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Address
Researcher at the Regional Archives in New York City pulls 1930 Census microfilm.
201 Varick Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10014
(Entrance on Houston Street, between Varick and Hudson.)
Toll-free: 1-866-840-1752 or 212-401-1620
Fax: 212-401-1638
E-mail: newyork.archives@nara.gov
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Hours
Winter Holiday Schedule:
We will be closed for the following Federal Holidays:
• Veterans Day - Tuesday, November 11, 2008
• Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 27, 2008
• Christmas - Thursday, December 25, 2008
• Friday, December 26, 2008
• New Years Day - Thursday, January 1, 2009
In addition, we will close at 3 p.m. on the day before Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. The early closings will be as follows:
• Wednesday, November 26, 2008
• Wednesday, December 24, 2008
• Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Regular Hours
Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday:
We are open one Saturday a month from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (microfilm research only). Please see our
schedule for dates of our Saturday openings from November 2008 to June 2009. We advise that you call us toll-free at 866.840.1752, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to verify our Saturday openings.
We are closed all Sundays and Federal holidays.
Researchers must show a photo ID when entering the Varick Street building.
Directions
The facility is in downtown Manhattan, 4 blocks north of the Holland Tunnel, on the 12th floor at 201 Varick Street.
Researcher note: We encourage you to check the web sites of the:
- Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for city bus and subway schedules
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) for PATH train information.
Saturday Service Advisory
- Saturday researchers should check weekend advisories for the subway and bus lines servicing our area.
By PATH Train:
33rd Street train to Christopher Street. Walk south on Hudson St. to Houston St.
By Subway:
#1 train to Houston Street (corner of Houston and Varick).
C or E trains to Spring Street (corner of Spring and 6th Avenue).
A, B, C, D, E, F (not all run full-time) to West 4th Street (corner of West 4th and 6th Avenue).
By Bus:
M5, M6, and M21 buses stop on W. Houston near Varick. M10 bus (7th and 8th Ave.) uptown on Hudson to near Houston. Some, not all, M10's downtown go as far south as Houston.
M15 bus connects with the M5 and M21 at E. Houston. Take M21 bus to Varick, or M5 bus to 6th Avenue.
By Car:
The facility is 4 blocks north of the Holland Tunnel and just off the West Side Highway between Canal and Christopher Streets.
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