Please use the following addresses, phone numbers, and webpages to contact an agency regarding a specific problem or question that is outside the Attorney General Office's jurisdiction. This list is not exhaustive but merely an attempt to put you in contact with other agencies to help solve your problem. Thank you.
For Industry Sponsored Assistance contact:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 N Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Indigent People Only
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| Legal Aid Society 90 Church Street New York, NY 10038 (212) 577-3300 | Legal Aid Society 80 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10013 (212) 577-3300 |
All Callers
Repairs Generally
Safety Problems and Recall Information
To obtain information or report dangerous defects:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Auto Safety Hotline: (800) 424-9393
Abuse and Neglect Hotline
(800) 342-3720
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(800) THE LOST
(800) 743-5677
Nutrition, Immunizations, Evaluations
Information on cases and pending litigation
New York City Civil Court
(212) 791-6000
Complaints against individual judges
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct
38-40 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone (212) 949-8860
Complaints against court officers
New York City Civil Court
(212) 791-6000
Federally Chartered
State Chartered
Attorney General's Crime Victims Hotline
(800) 385-3111
Bronx
215 East 161st Street
Bronx, NY 10451
(212) 590-2120
Manhattan
1 Hogan Place
New York, NY 10013
(212) 335-9000
Queens
125-01 Queens Blvd.
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 520-5400
To obtain a list of licensed daycare facilities within NYC or to register a complaint
NYC Department of Health: Bureau of Daycare
2 Layfayette Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10048
(212) 676-2444
Complaint Hotline: (800) 732-5207
To obtain a list of licensed daycare facilites in New York State
NYS Department of Family Assistance: Bureau of Early Childhood Services
40 North Pearl Street, 11th Floor
Albany, NY 12243
(518) 474-9516
Public Information Office: (518) 474-9516
General Information
NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs
(518) 549-0200
Relay users, please dial Dial 7-1-1 and give the operator (518) 549-0200
To report abuse: 1-855-373-2122 (staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
To report a death: 1-855-373-2124
Fraud
NYS
Complaints
Complaints
Complaints
License Inquiries
Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Hotline
(800) 771-7755
Contaminated Products and Item Pricing
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
55 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 722-2876
Food Stamps and Other Public Assistance Benefits
Restaurant and Food Preparation
Gas Stations
Price Gouging and Quality
Other
Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
Complaints Against NYC
Complaints Against NYS Agencies
New York State Office of the Comptroller: Division of Legal Services - Investigations Unit
Complaints Against Federal Agencies
TYY/TDD Calls for the Deaf: (800) 326-2996
Interpretation of Registration and Licensing Requirements
Food, Drug and Cosmetics Only
Hazardous Products
Ambulances (private and EMS, paramedics, schools)
Hospitals (including private psychiatric)
NYS Department of Health: Hospital Program
(212) 613-4820
(800) 425-9324
Product Safety Hotline: (800) 638-CPSC [2772]
Hospital Billing Arbitration
[$60 fee, must file within 60 days (Workers Comp.) or 90 days (other)]
Empire State Medical, Scientific and Educational Foundation, Inc (800) 437-2234
Mental Health Clinics and State Psychiatric Hospitals
Nursing Homes
Other Professional Health Services
Problems Other Than Billing
Psychiatric Institutions (including Public and Private)
Bronx and Manhattan:
Mental Hygiene Legal Service
First Judicial Department
60 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10010
(800) 922-6457
Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester:
Mental Hygiene Legal Service
Second Judicial Department
170 Old Country Road
Mineola, New York 11501
(800) 922-6457
Health Clubs
Hearing Aids
Streets and Non-toll Bridges
Toll Bridges and Tunnels between NYC and NJ
Other Toll Bridges and Tunnels (Operated by Tri-borough Bridge and Tunnel Authority)
Pensions and Benefits
Wages, Salaries, Unemployment Insurance, Job Placement
Workers Compensation
Discrimination
Elderly
Equal Housing
Eviction Emergencies
If tenant has been served with summons, he/she must file an answer within 5 days in the court named in the summons. The court will assist.
Housing Court for all boroughs:
Harassment
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal: Landlord Harassment Enforcement Unit
Maintenance and Safety
[Heat, hot water, lack of sanitation, unhealthy building conditions, faulty plumbing, broken elevator, windows broken]
NYS Department of Housing and Community Renewal: Division of Code Enforcement
Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Waiting Lists and Rent
Rent and Lease Complaints (Rent Stabilized, rent control, Mitchell/Lama, State subsidized Section 8 Tenants)
Borough Offices:
Bronx
One Fordham Plaza, 2nd Floor
Bronx, New York 10458
(718) 563-5399
Brooklyn
55 Hanson Place, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11217
(718) 722-4778
Lower Manhattan: (South side of 110th and below)
25 Beaver Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10004
(212) 240-6010
Upper Manhattan (North side of 110th and above)
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Office Building
163 West 125th Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10027
(212) 961-8930
Queens
92-31 Union Hall Street
Jamaica, New York 11433
(718) 739-6400
Staten Island
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor
Staten Island, New York 10301
(718) 816-0277
Nassau County
50 Clinton Street, 6th Floor
Hempstead, New York 11550
(516) 481-9494
Rockland County
94-96 North Main Street
Spring Valley, New York 10977
(914) 425-6575
Westchester County
55 Church Street, 3rd Floor
White Plains, New York 10601
(914) 948-4434
Rent and Lease Complaints - In Buildings of 5 or fewer units
Consult a private attorney
Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemptions (SCRIE)
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Division of Rent Policy and Regulation
Sublets
Consult a private attorney
Miscellaneous Tenant Inquiries
Complaints
License Inquiries
New York and Bronx Counties:
Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
(212) 401-0800
Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties:
Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts
Renaissance Plaza
335 Adams Street, Suite 2400
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3745
(718) 923-6300
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties:
Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 200
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 949-4540
Nassau and Suffolk Counties:
Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District
6900 Jericho Turnpike
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 364-7344
Albany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren and Washington Counties:
Attorney Grievance Committee
Third Judicial Department
286 Washington Avenue Ext.
Suite 200
Albany, NY 12203
Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego Counties:
Grievance Committee for the Fifth Judicial District
Syracuse Square
465 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 471-1835
Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties:
Grievance Committee for the Seventh Judicial District
Atttorney Grievance Committee
50 East Avenue, Suite 404
Rochester, NY 14604-2206
(585) 530-3180
Fax: (585) 530-3191
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genessee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming Counties:
Grievance Committee for the Eighth Judicial District
1036 Ellicott Square Building
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 858-1190
Indigent People Only
Civil and Central Administration
Legal Aid Society
90 Church Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 577-3300
Legal Aid Society
80 Layfayette Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 577-3300
State Licenses
City Licenses
Corporate Filings
NYS Department of State: Division of Corporations - Certification Unit Automated Information Line: (516) 473-2492