Data on living persons is restricted by law. Contact DOH or a local registrar for application forms and general information. There are scattered earlier records for towns and villages prior to their incorporation into New York City in 1898. Long Island City records start in 1871. For further information contact the city clerk's office.
Some county clerks hold marriage records for the period ca.
Bibliography Estelle M. Guzik, ed., Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area . New York State Department of Health. New York State Gazetteer . Gazetteer does not contain addresses and phone numbers of local registrars of vital statistics. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.