New York City's Government

• NYC.gov    - Official New York City site, with information on city agencies, programs and services, and links to pages on cultural, educational and recreational activities.

• Division of Financial Operations - Responsible for processing, recording, and analyzing the financial transactions of the New York City Board of Education, and for providing related services to all schools. Includes mission, achievements, forms, and contacts.

• New York City Arraignments Information - Detailed information about the New York City arraignment process including step by step analysis of arraignment, hours, locations, information about bail, and what to expect.

• New York City Council - Official site: news, FAQ, budget, members, hearings.

• New York City Department of Correction - Mayoral agency responsible for the New York City detention facilities. Features overview, news, programs and history.

• New York City Department of Parks and Recreation - Includes activities, virtual tours, interactive maps, permits, applications, news, parks store, and FAQ.

• New York City Office of Collective Bargaining - The Office of Collective Bargaining is an impartial, tri-partite governmental agency created by local law as authorized by the State's Taylor Law. Includes board members, form, law and rules.

• New York City Office of the Comptroller - Official site. Information on latest press releases, audit, and pension funds.

• NYC Department of Transportation - Maintains New York City's transportation network. Information and services.

• NYC Marriage Bureau - Office of the City Clerk, responsible for marriages, marriage records, identification cards for city marshals, and keepers of city council transcripts.

• NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission - Responsible for licensing and regulating the city's taxi cabs. Includes news, listing of licensees, passenger information, and rules and regulations.

• Office of the Mayor - Official site includes biography, press releases, and other information.

• The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Manages shipping terminals, bridges, tunnels, airports, waterfront development in bi-state region.

• Social Security Administration - New York Region - Includes information on retirement, disability, survivors and supplemental security income benefits, as well as instructions on filing wage and tax reports. Serves the Northeastern states of New York and New Jersey plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• Bill Perkins for Manhattan Borough President - Campaign site for the Deputy Majority Leader of the New York City Council.

• Community Board 3 - Local government for the Lower East Side, East Village, and Chinatown area, dealing with permit approval, housing, land use review, and economic development.

• Community Board 8 - Represents the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island, serving as advocates for the community and assisting residents to resolve municipal service delivery complaints.

• Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D) - 8th District. Biography, photograph, contact information, legislative information, issue updates, constituent services, district information.

• Maloney, Carolyn B. - Official web site for Representative Carolyn B. Maloney. Constituent services, and contact information provided.

• New York City Department of Consumer Affairs - Protects the rights of consumers in New York City and to serve the needs of New York City's business owners.

• New York State Council on the Arts - Grants, awards, application forms.

• NYPD Patrol Borough Manhattan North - Individual pages profiling the 12 precincts located above 59th Street.

• NYPD Patrol Borough Manhattan South - Individual pages profiling the 10 precincts below 59th Street.

• NYPD's Mounted Unit - 625 West 42nd Street. The most popular NYPD unit with the public, they patrol the streets and parks in all five boroughs.

• NYS Banking Department Holocaust Claims Processing Office - 2 Rector Street.

• The Political Graveyard: New York County, N.Y. - Lists the Manhattan burial sites of former US politicians; also gives brief chronological biographies and information on geographic areas named after them.

• The Public Advocate's Office - Answers complaints about people's problems with city government, investigates ineffective agencies and programs, proposes solutions that make government more efficient, and helps communities gain better access to government.

• Rangel, Charles B. - Official web site for Representative Charles B. Rangel (D - NY).

• Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. - Manages, operates and develops the 147 acre island.

• US Senator Charles E. Schumer - Site includes top issues and top stories like "Schumer unveils buyers' guide to real cell phone prices in New York." Information on Senate Floor, about Chuck and services for New Yorkers is also provided.

• Argentina - With consular jurisdiction over New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachussets and Vermont. With some economic content in English, and more in Spanish.

• Australia - Covering Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Includes information on the proposed Free Trade Agreement, as well as on consular matters and assistance to Australians in the U.S.

• Bahrain - Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in New York, with information from the about Bahrain, its constitution, and its relationship with international organizations. Also information from the New York consulate on visas.

• Bulgaria - Bulgarian Consulate General in New York, with consular jurisdiction in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

• Canada - Consulate General, with sections on visas and passports, consular matters, and on Canada and Wall Street.

• China, People's Republic of - Information on services provided by the New York Consulate General, plus details of the Chinese government's policies on Taiwan and the Falun Gong.

• Czech Republic - Czech Consulate General in New York, located at the Bohemian Nationall Hall, and with pictures of its ongoing restoration.

• Denmark - Royal Danish Consulate General in New York. Includes a calendar of Danish cultural events in the greater New York area.

• Dominican Republic - Consulate General of the Dominican Republic in New York. Includes a history of independence, in pictures, English and Spanish.

• Estonia - With contact details of the Consulate General of Estonia in New York, and also of the Honorary Consulates in Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland, Vancouver, and Toronto.

• France - Consulate General of France in New York, with diplomatic news and cultural events. In French and English.

• Germany - Covers Bermuda, as well as New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Fairfield County of Connecticut. In English and German.

• Grenada - Includes a list of Grenadian Organisations in the U.S., and information about the Commission appointed to review the Constitution and other related laws of Grenada.

• Hungary - Hungarian Consulate General with consular jurisdiction over Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Ha mpshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

• India - Covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and the US Virgin Islands. With information on visas and commerce, and various cultural links.

• Israel - News, political and governmental information from the Consulate General of Israel in New York.

• Italy - With information on the Museum of the Italian Emigration Heritage.

• Jamaica - Providing information on Jamaica, and on consular services offered in New York for Jamaicans and visitors to the island.

• Japan - Consulate General, with news of Japanese politics and diplomatic developments.

• Kazakhstan - Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in New York, having consular jurisdiction in Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Includes information on visas, and on adoption.

• Luxembourg - Consulate General of Luxembourg in New York. Includes contact information for the Honorary Consulates in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, Portland, Seattle, St. Paul, Fort Worth, Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, Mexico City, Merida, and St. Peter Barbados.

• Mexico - With information on the different services offered by the Consulate General as well as links to Mexican news, government and private organizations.

• Monaco - The Consulate General of Monaco in New York, with information about Monaco, doing business in Monaco, consular offices in the U.S., and related links.

• Nigeria - With information on the government of Nigeria, and on the services offered by the consulate general.

• Norway - Lists the staff of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, and the consular services available to citizens. Covers Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

• Philippines - Philippine Consulate General in New York City, with jurisdiction in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware, and Rhode Island.

• Russia - Consulate General of the Russian Federation in New York, with jurisdiction in Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Includes information on visas, legalization, adoption, translation, and business.

• Saint Lucia - With a list of staff of the Permanent Mission of Saint Lucia to the United Nations in New York. Also has information about the Consulate General, which provides visa and other services.

• Singapore - Singapore Consulate in New York, with separate information for pregnant women intending to visit Singapore.

• South Africa - South African Consulate General in New York, listing services available and marketing South Africa as a tourist and investment destination.

• South Korea - Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, with consular jurisdiction in New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

• Spain - Covering Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Includes rules about importing pets. In English and Spanish.

• Sri Lanka - Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York, which also acts as a consulate.

• Sweden - With information from the Consulate General of Sweden on visas, passports, and assistance that can be rendered to Swedish citizens in the United States.

• Taiwan (Republic of China) - Information Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, in New York, providing information about the Republic of China on Taiwan, visas, events, news, culture, Consulate Generals, scholarly research, business and economy.

• Ukraine - With links to facts about Ukraine and contact details for the New York Consulate General of Ukraine, which has jurisdiction in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

• Uzbekistan - Consulate General of Uzbekistan in New York City, with consular responsibility for Canada and Mexico, and Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.