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How to Get a Birth Certificate Copy in New York (State vs. NYC — Two Different Systems)
New York is really two vital-records systems. Births inside New York City (all five boroughs) are held by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; births everywhere else in the state are held by the New York State Department of Health. Applications sent to the wrong one crawl back after weeks.
Which system is yours?
Born in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, or Staten Island → NYC DOHMH. Born anywhere else in New York State → NYS DOH (about $30 [Verify], and state mail orders are notoriously slow without expedite).
Want it handled?
Certified Copy Order does this for $34 — or follow the steps above yourself, free.
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