Emergency
- Ambulance/Fire/Police - 911
- Battered Women - (800) 942-6906
- Child Abuse - (800) 342-3720
- Con Edison-Gas Leaks - 212-683-8830
- Con Edison-Power Failure - 212-683-0862
- Crime Stoppers Hotline - 212-577-8477
- Crime Victims Hotline - 212-577-7777
- Electric or Steam Emergency - 212-683-0862
- Information - 311
- NY State Police - 917-492-7100
- FBI - 212-384-1000
- Missing Persons - 212-374-6913
- Pet Emergencies - Animal Medical Center - 212-838-8100
- Poison Control - 212-340-4494
- Rape Hotline - 212-267-7273
- Suicide Prevention - 212-673-3000
Other Reference
- Abandoned Building - to report abandoned buildings: 312-8000
- Abortion - to get an abortion referral: 219-8090
- Adoption - to contact Children’s Aid Society: 949-4800
- Aging - to contact the Department of Aging: 442-1000
- AIDS - to get AIDS information: 447-8200
- Alcoholics Anonymous - to get help from AA: 647-1680
- Animals - Center for Animal Care & Control for stray animals: 442-2076
- Animals - to report an abused pet, call the ASPCA complaint line: 876-7700, ext. 4450
- Automobile Dealer (used) Complaints - 487-4444
- Bar Association - to get references from the New York Bar Association: 382-6600
- Birth Certificates - to obtain a copy of a birth certificate: 788-4520
- Borough President - to reach the borough president’s office: 669-8300
- Bus Schedules - Metropolitan Transit Authority:(718) 330-1234
- Business Help - to get business help from the city: NY-MAGIC (696-2442)
- Cancer - to reach the national cancer hotline: (800) 4-CANCER
- Consumer Problems - Department of Consumer Affairs: 487-4444
- Contractor Problems - to file a claim against a contractor: 487-4444
- Crack Hotline - if you don’t want to call 911, but someone’s using crack: 374-5725
- Customs - (800) 697-3662
- Day Care NYC - call to check out a day care center: 676-2444
- Death Certificates - to get a death certificate: 788-4520
- Department of Motor Vehicles - 212-645-5550
- Department of Social Services - (718) 291-1900
- Department of State - 212-417-5800
- Department Store Complaints - 487-4444
- Disabilities - to get info for people with disabilities: 788-2830
- Disabled Transportation - for reduced fare bus/subway passes: (718) 243-4999; to obtain an application for Access-A-Ride: (877) 337-2017
- Discrimination - to report discrimination, contact the Human Rights Committee: 306-7500
- District Attorney - to contact the office of the DA of New York County: 335-9000
- Dog Licenses - to get a license for your dog: 676-2100
- Domestic Violence - to report and get help for domestic violence: (800) 621-HOPE
- Drug Abuse - to receive help for drug abuse: (800) 234-0420
- E-Z Pass - to get E-Z Pass applications: (800) 333-8655
- Environmental Protection Dept. - (718) 595-5595
- Excavations - to report planned excavation: 272-4480
- Federal Coast Guard - 212-668-7920
- Federal Job Information Center - (800) 688-9889
- Ferry Information - 212-225-5368
- Film Theater and Broadcasting - Mayor’s Office of Permits and Production Inquiries: 489-6710
- Fire - to get information from the FDNY:(719) 999-2000
- Food Complaints - to file food complaints with the Health Department: 442-9666
- Food and Drug Administration - to file a complain with the FDA: (718) 340-7000
- Fraud - to report fraud in city government: 825-5959
- Garbage/Sanitation/Recyling Dept. - 212-219-8090
- Gay and Lesbian - to get referrals on gay and lesbian services: 788-4310
- Gracie Mansion Tour Information - 570-4751
- Graffiti - graffiti woes, Mayor’s Quality-of-Life Hotline: (888) 677-5433
- Heat and Hot Water - to file heat and hot water complaints: 960-4800
- Homeless - to get emergency help for or file a complain against the homeless: (800) 994-6494
- Housing - to file a complaint about housing conditions: 788-4310
- Human Rights Commission Bias Hotline - No-2-BIAS or 662-2427
- Human Rights Commission Dept. - 212-306-7640
- Immigration - to contact the INS:(800) 375-5283
- Immigration & Naturalization Services - 212-206-6500
- Insurance - to file insurance policy complaints: 480-6400
- Lead Poisoning - to get info about lead poisoning: BAN-LEAD (226-5323)
- Legal Aid - to contact the Legal Aid Society: 577-3300
- Library - to find your local library branch: 930-0800
- Lottery - to get winning lottery numbers: 976-2020
- Mail - to file postal complaints: 330-3668
- Manhole Troubles - to report a cover out of place: 768-4653
- Marriage Licenses - 212-669-2400
- Mayor's Office - 212-788-9600
- Medicaid - to get Medicaid information: (800) 505-5678
- Movies - to get listing of movies playing in NY: 777-FILM
- NY State State Government Information - 212-417-4000
- Noise Complaints, 24 Hours - only for commercial noise/construction, DEP: (718) 337-4357
- Parking - to get status of parking regulations or report defective parking meters: CALL-DOT (225-5368)
- Parking Violations Helpline - (718) 422-7800
- Parks - to call the Arsenal, Central Park Headquarters: 360-8111
- Parks and Recreation - Complaints/Emergencies 24-Hour Hotline - (800) 201-7275
- Parks & Recreation Dept. - 212-360-8111
- Passports - 212-541-7700
- Phone Problems - to make a complaint about your phone service: 290-4500
- Planned Parenthood Appointments - 965-7000
- Police - to get general info from the NYPD: 442-8817
- Pothole - to report a pothole: 768-4653
- Public Advocate - to contact the public advocate’s complaint line: 669-7250
- Public Housing - to get an application for public housing: 828-7100
- Railroads - to get Metro North Railroad schedules: 532-4900; to get Amtrak schedules: (800) 872-7245
- Recycling - to get recycling questions answered: 219-8090
- Rent Control Board (718) 739-6400
- Restaurant Complaints - Department of Health: 442-9666
- Rodents - to report rats or pests on city property: 442-9666
- Seniors - heat assistance: 960-4800
- Seniors - senior citizens MetroCard application:(718) 243-4999
- Seniors - senior volunteer opportunities: 273-5262; to contact AARP: 758-1411
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases - for treatment, call the STD Control line: 788-4423
- Small Claims Court - to file a claim in small claims court: 791-6000
- Social Security - to get Social Security information: (800) 772-1213
- Street Light - to report a broken street light: CALL-DOT (225-5368)
- Subway Schedules - to get subway schedules from the MTA: 330-3322
- Suicide - to contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline: 673-3000
- Tax - to report tax evasion: 403-4310
- Tax - to get tax forms from the IRS: (800) 829-3676
- Tax - to get tax information from the IRS: (800) 829-1040
- Tax - NY Department of Taxation (800) 225-5829
- Taxi - to file a complaint against a taxi driver: 302-TAXI
- Tenant - to get help for tenant problems: 960-4800
- Traffic Problems - to report broken traffic lights or missing signs: CALL-DOT (225-5368)
- Traffic Lights/Signs/Broken Street Lights 212-442-5368
- Trees - to report tree problems: (800) 201-PARK
- Unemployment Compensation (718) 488-1800
- Utility - to complain about a utility: (800) 342-3377
- Voluntary Action Center - register on the mayor’s committee for some volunteer work: 788-7550
- Voter Information & Registration (800) 367-8683
- Youth Intervention - to reach the Crisis Intervention Hotline: (800) 246-4646
- Zoning - to apply for zoning variances: 312-8000
