For vital records in those areas after the date of annexation through 1897, request a search of Manhattan records. For birth records after 1909 and death records after 1948, for all five boroughs, refer to Department of Health's Vital Records Division. The information about the event was recorded in ledger format, and a typed transcript will be supplied if the record is found. Application forms for copies of records held by the Municipal Archives may be downloaded. You may fill out the form in your own editor or word processor in overstrike mode and print it yourself, or you may print it in blank form and fill it out manually.
Instructions are on the forms.
Four to six weeks after receipt of request. For birth records after 1909 and death records after 1948, for all five boroughs, refer to Department of Health's Vital Records Division.