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NYC Department of Correction
75-20 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
718-546-0898
Deputy Commissioner, Sharman Stein
If you have a death certificate that says City Cemetery (CC) or City Burial (CB), you can contact Sharman Stein for an appointment to visit.
If you find your relative in the database, you must order a copy of the death certificate before requesting a visit. This can be done on-line or in person at the Department of Health. (see link below) New York State requires that you be a child, parent, spouse or otherwise legally eligible to obtain a death certificate.
To see record books from 1872-1881 that mysteriously are not at the Municipal Archives contact: Correction History Archives
Burial Records from 1883-1961 are available on microfilm at the Municipal Archives in Manhattan at 31 Chambers St.
List of burial recordsavailable at Municipal Archives.
Office of the Medical Examiner
Order a Death Certificate in New York City
Order a Certificate of Stillbirth in New York City
List of Public Hospitals in New York City
Information on how to apply for NYC Burial Assistance
VLA Pamphlet on Burial Assistance