New York Cities

New York has hundreds of cities, towns, and villages spread across 62 counties. Below are the major population centers covered in the New York residents directory. Each city or town has a local clerk who maintains vital records, meeting minutes, and other municipal documents. For court records, land records, and most other public documents, you go through the county clerk in the county where the city sits. Select a city below to find out which county handles records, along with local contact info and resources.

Albany Amherst Auburn Babylon Binghamton Brookhaven Buffalo Cheektowaga Clarkstown Clarence Clay Clifton Park Colonie Cortlandt Elmira Freeport Glen Cove Greece Greenburgh Guilderland Hamburg Harrison Hempstead Henrietta Huntington Irondequoit Islip Ithaca Jamestown Kiryas Joel Lancaster Lindenhurst Long Beach Middletown Mount Pleasant Mount Vernon New Rochelle New York City Newburgh Niagara Falls North Hempstead North Tonawanda Orangetown Ossining Oyster Bay Palm Tree Peekskill Penfield Perinton Port Chester Poughkeepsie Ramapo Rochester Rockville Centre Rome Rye Saratoga Springs Schenectady Smithtown Southampton Spring Valley Syracuse Tonawanda Troy Union Utica Valley Stream Webster White Plains Yonkers