Legal (Useful Websites):

NYC GIS (For Property Information)

NYC Block and Lot Locator

NYC Deeds & Mortgages Locator

NYC Department of Buildings: Work Permits & C/O

NYC Property Tax Information

NYC E-Service Center - Property Tax, Water, Violations
NYC Department of Correction Inmate Lookup 
NYC Current Pending Criminal Cases Lookup

Legal Research: Lexis Nexis (Must have your own account)

NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM

   NEW YORK STATE COURTS:

• COURT OF APPEALS
• APPELLATE DIVISION
• LOWER APPELLATE COURTS

NYC COURTS BY COUNTY:

·         New York County (Manhattan)

·         Kings (Brooklyn)

·         Queens

·         Bronx

·         Richmond (Staten Island)

UPSTATE COURTS BY COUNTY:

·         Albany

·         Allegany

·         Broome

·         Cattaraugus

·         Cayuga

·         Chautauqua

·         Chemung

·         Chenango

·         Clinton

·         Columbia

·         Cortland

·         Delaware

·         Dutchess

·         Erie

·         Essex

·         Franklin

·         Fulton

·         Genesee

·         Greene

·         Hamilton

·         Herkimer

·         Jefferson

·         Lewis

·         Livingston

·         Madison

·         Monroe

·         Montgomery

·         Niagara

·         Oneida

·         Onondaga

·         Ontario

·         Orange

·         Orleans

·         Oswego

·         Otsego

·         Putnam

·         Rensselaer

·         Rockland

·         St. Lawrence

·         Saratoga

·         Schenectady

·         Schoharie

·         Schuyler

·         Seneca

·         Steuben

·         Sullivan

·         Tioga

·         Tompkins

·         Ulster

·         Warren

·         Washington

·         Wayne

·         Westchester

·         Wyoming

·         Yates

LONG ISLAND COURTS BY COUNTY

·         Nassau

·         Suffolk

Supreme Court

The trial court of unlimited original jurisdiction, but it generally only hears cases that are outside the jurisdiction of other trial courts of more limited jurisdiction. It exercises civil jurisdiction and jurisdiction over felony charges. It takes monetary cases starting from $25,001.00.

Civil Court

Jurisdiction over civil cases involving amounts up to $25,000 and other civil matters referred to it by the Supreme Court. It includes a small claims part for informal dispositions of matters not exceeding $5,000 and a housing part for landlord-tenant matters and housing code violations.

Surrogates Court

Cases involving the affairs of decedents, including the probate of wills and the administration of estates, and adoptions.

Family Court

Matters involving children and families. Its jurisdiction includes: custody and visitation, support, family offense (domestic violence), persons in need of supervision, delinquency, child protective proceedings (abuse and neglect),foster care approval and review, termination of parental rights, adoption and guardianship

Criminal Court

Jurisdiction over misdemeanors and violations. Judges of the Criminal Court also act as arraigning magistrates and conduct preliminary hearings in felony cases. (Central Booking)