The National Archives at New York City
Serves New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Address
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
Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov
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Hours
Temporarily Closed.
Please see our Researcher Notice for further information.
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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