Building access is restricted to the Houston Street entrance. Researchers must show a photo ID at police lines at Houston and Varick Streets. Researchers using microfilm do not need a researcher's ID card. NARA's Online Locator , which allows researchers to determine the microfilm publications held by the New York facility.
Selected information pertains to records at the New York City facility.
The Genealogy Page , for additional general information about NARA's genealogical resources. The 1930 Federal Population Census , for information on the census to be opened to the public on April 1, 2002. Genealogical Resources on the World Wide Web , for links to non NARA genealogical web sites. E-mail your inquiry. These archival holdings were created or received by the Federal courts and over 60 Federal agencies in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.