Complaints for Other Agencies
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.
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- Abandoned Property
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- Office of the State Comptroller: Bureau of Unclaimed Property
Unclaimed Funds Hotline: (800) 221-9311
- Office of the State Comptroller: Bureau of Unclaimed Property
- Accountants
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- Complaints
- License Inquiries
- Adoption
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- NYS Department of Family Assistance: Division of Family and Children's Services
New York Parents' Hotline: (800) 345-5437
- NYS Department of Family Assistance: Division of Family and Children's Services
- Apartment Information Vendors
- Appliances/Major Household
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- For Industry Sponsored Assistance contact:
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Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 N Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
- Architects and Landscape Architects
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- Complaints
- License Inquiries
- Art Fraud
- Attorneys - Complaints Against
- Attorneys - Referrals Organizations
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- Indigent People Only
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Civil and Central Administration
Legal Aid Society
90 Church Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 577-3300 -
Criminal Matters
Legal Aid Society
80 Layfayette Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 577-3300 - All Callers
- Attorneys - Reimbursement of Contested Fees
- Auctions
- Banks
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- NYS Banking Department
(877) 226-5697 (877)-BANKNYS
- NYS Banking Department
- Boats
- Bottle Return
- Business Permits
- Cable Television
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- NYS Public Service Commission
(800) 342-3377
- NYS Public Service Commission
- Career Counseling
- Cars
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- Repairs Generally
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- Within 90 days or 3,000 miles from the date car was last in the shop
- If the 90 days expired and car was bought used
- If the 90 days expired and the car is new
- Safety Problems and Recall Information
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To obtain information or report dangerous defects:
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Auto Safety Hotline: (800) 424-9393
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Cemeteries - Public
- Charities
- Check Cashing Services
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- NYS Banking Department
(800) 522-3300
- NYS Banking Department
- Children
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- Abuse and Neglect Hotline
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- 800) 342-3720
- 800) 342-3720
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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- (800) THE LOST
(800) 743-5677
- (800) THE LOST
- Children and Pregnant Women
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- Nutrition, Immunizations, Evaluations
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- NYS Department of Health: Women, Infants and Children Program
WIC hotline - (800) 522-5006
- NYS Department of Health: Women, Infants and Children Program
- Contractors
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- NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
WIC hotline - (800) 522-5006
- NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
- Court System
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- Information on cases and pending litigation
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- New York City Civil Court
(212) 791-6000
- New York City Civil Court
- Complaints against individual judges
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NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct
38-40 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone (212) 949-8860
- Complaints against court officers
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- New York City Civil Court
(212) 791-6000
- New York City Civil Court
- Credit Unions
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- Federally Chartered
- State Chartered
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- NYS Banking Department
(800) 522-3330
- NYS Banking Department
- Crime
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- Attorney General's Crime Victims Hotline
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- (800) 385-3111
- Bronx
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215 East 161st Street
Bronx, NY 10451
(212) 590-2120
- Manhattan
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1 Hogan Place
New York, NY 10013
(212) 335-9000
- Queens
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125-01 Queens Blvd.
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 520-5400
- Crime Victims Compensation
- Customs
- Daycare
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- To obtain a list of licensed daycare facilities within NYC or to register a complaint
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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
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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
- Disabled
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- General Information
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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
- Driving Schools
- Elections
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- Fraud
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- Voter Registration
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- NYC Board of Elections
(800) FOR VOTE
[(800) 367-8683]
- NYC Board of Elections
- NYS
- Electricians
- Employment Agencies
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- Complaints
- Engineers
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- Complaints
- License Inquiries
- Environment
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- Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Hotline
(800) 771-7755
- Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Hotline
- Food
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- Contaminated Products and Item Pricing
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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
- Funeral Homes
- Gambling
- Gasoline
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- Gas Stations
- Price Gouging and Quality
- Other
- Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
- Government
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- Complaints against NYC
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- Regarding City Agencies:Office of Public Advocate
- Regarding City Employees:NYC Department of Investigation
- Complaints Against NYS Agencies
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- New York State Office of the Comptroller: Division of Legal Services - Investigations Unit
- Complaints Against Federal Agencies
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- Federal Information Center (800) 688-9889
TYY/TDD Calls for the Deaf: (800) 326-2996
- Federal Information Center (800) 688-9889
- Guns
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- Interpretation of Registration and Licensing Requirements
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- NYS Police: Pistol Permits Section
- NYS Police: Pistol Permits Section
- Hairdressers and Cosmetologists
- Hazardous Products
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- Food, Drug and Cosmetics Only
- Hazardous Products
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- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Product Safety Hotline: (800) 638-CPSC [2772]
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Health Care
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- Ambulances (private and EMS, paramedics, schools)
- Hospitals (including private psychiatric)
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- NYS Department of Health: Hospital Program
(212) 613-4820
(800) 425-9324
Product Safety Hotline: (800) 638-CPSC [2772]
- NYS Department of Health: Hospital Program
- Hospital Billing Arbitration
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- [$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
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- NYS Department of Health: Patient Care Investigations
(800) 425-0316
- NYS Department of Health: Patient Care Investigations
- Other Professional Health Services
- Problems Other Than Billing
- Psychiatric Institutions (including Public and Private)
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Bronx and Manhattan: Mental Hygiene Legal Service
60 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor
First Judicial Department
New York, New York 10010
(800) 922-6457
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Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester Mental Hygiene Legal Service
170 Old Country Road
Second Judicial Department
Mineola, New York 11501
(800) 922-6457
- Health Clubs
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- Bonding Inquiries
- Hearing Aids
- Infrastructure
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- Streets and Non-toll Bridges
- Toll Bridges and Tunnels between NYC and NJ
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- Port Authority of NY and NJ
(800) 221-9903
- Port Authority of NY and NJ
- Other Toll Bridges and Tunnels (Operated by Tri-borough Bridge and Tunnel Authority)
- Insurance [Other Than Health]
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- NYS Department of Financial Services
(800)342-3736
- NYS Department of Financial Services
- Labor
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- Pensions and Benefits
- Wages, Salaries, Unemployment Insurance, Job Placement
- Workers Compensation
- Landlord/Tenant
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- Discrimination
- Elderly
- Equal Housing
- Eviction Emergencies
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- Court Action
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- 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:
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- (212) 374-8407
- (212) 791-6000
- Harassment
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- NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal: Landlord Harassment Enforcement Unit
- Maintenance and Safety
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- [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:
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- Bronx
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One Fordham Plaza, 2nd Floor
Bronx, New York 10458
(718) 563-5399
- Brooklyn
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55 Hanson Place, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11217
(718) 722-4778
- Lower Manhattan: (South side of 110th and below)
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25 Beaver Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10004
(212) 240-6010
- Upper Manhattan (North side of 110th and above)
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Office Building
163 West 125th Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10027
(212) 961-8930
- Queens
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92-31 Union Hall Street
Jamaica, New York 11433
(718) 739-6400
- Staten Island
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60 Bay Street, 7th Floor
Staten Island, New York 10301
(718) 816-0277
- Nassau County
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50 Clinton Street, 6th Floor
Hempstead, New York 11550
(516) 481-9494
- Rockland County
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94-96 North Main Street
Spring Valley, New York 10977
(914) 425-6575
- Westchester County
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55 Church Street, 3rd Floor
White Plains, New York 10601
(914) 948-4434
- Rent and Lease Complaints- In Buildings of 5 or fewer units
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- Consult a private attorney
- Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemptions (SCRIE)
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- NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Division of Rent Policy and Regulation
- Sublets
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- Consult a private attorney
- Miscellaneous Tenant Inquiries
- Land Surveyors
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- Complaints
- License Inquiries
- Lawyers - Complaints Against
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- New York and Bronx Counties:
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Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
(212) 401-0800
- Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties:
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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:
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Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 200
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 949-4540
- Nassau and Suffolk Counties:
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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:
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Attorney Grievance Committee
Third Judicial Department
286 Washington Avenue Ext.
Suite 200
Albany, NY 12203
- Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego Counties:
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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:
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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:
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Grievance Committee for the Eighth Judicial District
1036 Ellicott Square Building
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 858-1190
- Lawyers - Referrals Organizations
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- Indigent People Only
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Civil and Central Administration)
Legal Aid Society
90 Church Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 577-3300
- (Criminal Matters)
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Legal Aid Society
80 Layfayette Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 577-3300
- All Callers:
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- New York State Bar Association - Lawyer Referrals and Information Services
(800) 342-3661
(518) 487-5709 - In the Albany Area
- New York State Bar Association - Lawyer Referrals and Information Services
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- License Inquiries
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- State Licenses
- City Licenses
- Corporate Filings
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- NYS Department of State: Division of Corporations - Certification Unit Automated Information Line: (516) 473-2492
- Loan Brokers - Licensed
- Lottery
- Marshals
- Medicaid
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- Inquiries
- Provider Fraud
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NYS Department of Law: Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
(212) 417-5300
- Recipient Fraud
- Medicare
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- Fraud
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- Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Investigation
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3835
New York, New York 10278
Office Number: 212-264-2560
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775 - Inquiries
- Modeling
- Mortgage Lenders and Brokers
- Moving
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- Within NYS
- Other counties in NYS
- Interstate
- Noise Pollution
- Nursing Homes
- Off-Track Betting
- Oil/Home Heating
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- Price Gouging and Quality
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- Attorney General or NYS Public Service Commission
(800) 422-8106
- Attorney General or NYS Public Service Commission
- Parking Garages
- Parking Violations
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- Parking Violations Bureau Helpline:
(718) 422-7800 (in state)
(800) 813-9183 (Out of State)
(718) 802-3555 (TTY)
- You may also contact: NYC Department of Investigations
- Parking Violations Bureau Helpline:
- Pawnbrokers
- Performing Artists
- Pesticides
- Plumbers
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- Licensing Inquiries
- Complaints Against
- Police
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- Complaints Against
- Pollution
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- Air, Hazardous Waste, Industrial Waste and Noise
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Environmental Crimes - (chemical, oil or solid waste dumping or spilling; dangerous handling of chemical wastes; other hidden or unlawful pollution activities)
- Potholes
- Private Investigators
- Process Servers
- Property
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- Vacant Land (offered on Installment Sales Basis to NYS Residents)
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- NYS Secretary of State
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Interstate Land Sales Registration
- Public Assistance
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- Inquiries (About AFDC, HEAP, Eviction Emergency Assistance, etc.)
- Legal Advice
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Legal Aid Societ
90 Church Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 577-3300
- Fraud
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- NYC Human Resources Administration: Bureau of Complaints and Fraud Investigations
- Real Estate Appraisers and Brokers
- Records, Vital
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- Adoption Records, NYC
- Birth and Death Certificates, NYC (from Jan 1, 1910)
- Birth and Death Certificates NYS (excluding NYC)
- Adoption Records, NYC
- Social Security
- Sanitation
- Scaffolding
- Schools
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- Private Schools
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- NYS Education Department: Bureau of Propietary School Supervision
- School Districts
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- New York State Office of the Comptroller: Division of Investigation
- Senior Citizens
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- Legal Advice on S.S.I., Social Security, Wills, etc
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Legal Aid Society
90 Church Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 577-3300
- Rent Assistance
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- See Landlord/Tenant/SCRIE
- Other Inquiries
- Sewers
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- Attorney General's Environment Page
- Shipping
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- Complaints regarding the Post Office
(800) 222-1811
- Complaints regarding the Post Office
- Small Claims Court
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- Information on How to Use The Court
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- New York Public Interest Research Group: Small Claims Court Action Center
(212) 349-6460
- New York Public Interest Research Group: Small Claims Court Action Center
- NYC Civil Court General Information
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- (212) 791-6000
- In NYC
- NYC Civil Court General Information
- Social Workers
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- Complaints
- License Inquiries
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- NYS Department of Education
(800) 442-8106
- NYS Department of Education
- Storage
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- Mini-Storage
- Storage Warehouse
- Substance Abuse Programs
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- Complaints-Licensed and Un-licensed programs in place
- License Inquiries
- Supermarkets
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- Descriptive Advertising and Price Labeling
- Tax
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Hotline:
(800) 225-5829 - Tax Preparers
- Taxis and Car Services
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- Consumer Complaints: NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
- Taxis and Car Services
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- Consumer Complaints: NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
- Telecommunications & Energy
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- Gas, Electric, Telephone Billing and Water
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- NYS Public Service Commission
- Department of Public Service
- Note: Contact the company first
- Telemarketing
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- If consumer has not lost money
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- Federal Trade Commission: Division of Marketing Practices
- Also contact:
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- Direct Marketing Association: Telephone Preference Service
P.O. Box 9014
Farmingdale, New York 11735
(212) 768-7277
- Direct Marketing Association: Telephone Preference Service
P.O. Box 9014
- Toxic Substances
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- Inquiries About Dangers
- Complaints about the Private Workplace.
- Complaints by Public Employees
- Traffic Violations
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- NYS Department of Motor Vehicles: Registration
- NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Call Center
(518) 474-0841
- Moving Violations
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- In NYC, Rochester, Buffalo and Suffolk
- NYS Department of Motor Vehicles: Traffic Violations Bureau, Plea Unit
- In other counties
- Traffic Violations Bureau Automated Information Line: (718) 488-5710
- In NYC, Rochester, Buffalo and Suffolk
- Transit
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- City Subways and Buses
- Staten Island Ferry Traffic and Private Bus Lines
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(212) CALL DOT
[(212) 225-5368] - L.I. Railroad, Metro North, SIRTA, MSBA, MABSTOA, NYC Transit Authority
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Fraud, Abuse and Complaints Hotline:
(800) MTA IG4U
[(800) 682-4448] - Airports, PATH train, Port Authority Bus Station
- Veterans
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- Consumer Complaints: US Department of Veteran Affairs
- Veterans Services Division
(800) 827-1000
- Veterinarians
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- Complaints
- License Inquiries