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The Department of Records and Information Services is located in the Surrogate's
Court Building at 31 Chambers Street in the Civic Center area of lower
Manhattan. The building is located on the northwest corner of Centre and Chambers
Streets. All visitors to 31 Chambers Street must present a photo ID and
pass through security magnetometers.
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Travel Directions:
Patrons are advised to take public transportation as there
is virtually
no on-street parking in the vicinity.
The Brooklyn Bridge station on the 4, 5, 6, and the J,
M, Z subway is one block from 31 Chambers Street.
The City Hall Station on the N and R subway, and the Chambers
Street Station on the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 and 9 subway all
are within a short distance.
Holiday Closings
Holiday |
Date
Observed |
New
Year's Day |
January
1 |
Martin
Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday |
Third
Monday in January |
Washington's
Birthday |
Third
Monday in February |
Memorial
Day |
Last
Monday in May |
Independence
Day |
July
4 |
Labor
Day |
First
Monday in September |
Columbus
Day |
Second
Monday in October |
Election
Day |
The
Tuesday following the first Monday in November |
Veterans
Day |
November
11 |
Thanksgiving
Day |
Fourth
Thursday in November |
Christmas
Day |
December
25 |
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