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We are working to provide a comprehensive list of local agencies to better serve you within our community. For a city wide life line please consult the New York City's website www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/news/pr010509.shtml.

Emergencies Dial 911

Noise and Non Emergencies Dial 311

NYPD

Local Law Enforcement Agents
Auxiliary Coordinator 212-239-9836
Community Affairs Unit 212-335-9082
HPD Narcotics Control Unit 212-806-8144
Manhattan District Attorney's Office 212-335-9000
Manhattan South Narcotics 212-477-7317
Manhattan South TNT 212-385-2900
Midtown South Community Affairs 212-239-9846
Midtown South Community Affairs 212-239-2237
Midtown South Community Policing 212-239-9805
Midtown South Complaint Room 212-239-9819
Midtown South Crime Prevention 212-239-9846
Midtown South Detective Squad 212-239-9856
Midtown South Domestic Violence 212-239-9863
Midtown South Precinct 212-239-9811
Midtown South Youth Officer 212-239-9817
Narcotics Eviction Program 212-335-4370
NY County Identity Theft 212-335-9600
NYC Housing Authority Drug Hotline Number 718-423-7847
NYC Housing Authority Police Service Area #4 212-475-1885
NYPD OCCB [Organized Crime Control Bureau] 212-347-6622
Special Prosecutions 212-335-8922
Witness Aid Service Unit 212-335-9040
Nearby Precincts
Midtown North Community Affairs 212-767-8447
Midtown North Crime Prevention 212-767-8445
Midtown North Precinct 212-767-8400
Midtown North Community Policing 212-767-8405 / 8451

CIVIL SERVICE

Other Resources for the Community
Birth Certificates 212-630-1087
Bronx Clinic 718-901-6537
Chelsea Clinic 212-239-1700 / 11
Coalition For The Homeless 212-964-5900
Community Board #4   www.manhattancb4.org 212-736-4536
Community Board #5 212-686-7806
Community Board #5 212-456-0907
Division of Substance Abuse Services (NY State) 800-522-5353
Federal Trade Commission's 877-438-4338
Mayor's Community Assistance Unit 212-788-7418
Medicaid Restriction 212-630-1087
Midtown Community Court 646-264-1302
Midtown Community Court 646-264-1340
Midtown Community Court 646-264-1337
MTA Info Line 718-330-1234
NYC Homeless Services Commissioner 212-361-8000
Police Outreach 718-243-3620
Project Help-Mentally III 212-238-7775 / 7
Salvation Army 212-758-0763
The Citizens Alliance for Drug Free City 212-989-0909
V.A. Hospital 212-686-7500
V.A. Outreach Center 800-233-9999 Ext. 3072
VOA 212-481-4610 Ext. 209
CREDIT REPORTS
Equifax 800-685-111
Equifax 800-525-6285
Experian 800-397-3742
Transunion 800-888-4213
Transunion 800-680-7289

NEED TO COMPLAIN...

Angry? Pick Up the Phone!

How many times has it happened? You lie in bed listening to your unaccomplished saxophone playing upstairs neighbor practice for the sixth night in a row. Or you notice that the light at the end of your street is out again. Or an airplane lost your luggage in Des Moines. These are the kinds of things that annoy you incredibly, and then pass from your mind. You should complain, you want to complain, but you really haven’t a clue who to complain to. Here it is: a list of some of the more common annoyances of life in New York, and who in city, state and federal government to call when they happen to you.

Advertising
Misleading or deceptive ads Department of Consumer Affairs 212-487-4398
Federal Trade Commission 212-264-1207

Airlines
Delays, Lost Luggage, DOT / Intergovernmental Affairs 202-366-4000
Overbooking, Rudeness Comsumer Affairs 212-487-4398
Air Pollution
Fumes, smoke Environmental protection 718-699-9811
Natural gas odors Environmental Conservation 718-482-4949
Brooklyn Union Gas 718-643-4050
Animal, Birds, Insects
Bites Animal Affairs Bureau 212-334-2618
Dead animals on the street Department of Sanitation 212-219-8090
Pest Control Problems City Department ofHhealth 212-442-1999
Pet store animal deaths Cconsumer affairs 212-487-4398
Building Hazard
Any and all Department of buildings 212-312-8530
Dating Services Consumer Affairs 212-487-4398
Day Camp Bureau of day camps and recreation 212-643-4311
Doctors
Misconduct, Billing, Disputes Dept. Health Conduct division 212-613-2650
Drug Dealers Police 212-374-4303
Dry Cleaners
Damage/lost/price descrimination Neighborhood Cleaners Association 212-967-3002
Food
Rotten, Unwholesome or unsavory food sold in supermarkets State Dept. of Agriculture 718-260-2977
Rotten, Unwholesome or unsavory food sold in Restaurants or Bakeries City Dept. Health 212-442-1999
Pricing Violations Consumer Affairs 212-487-4398
Tampering or Poisoning US Food and Drug Administration, Inspector Generals line 800-368-5779
FBI 212-335-2700
Garbage
Non picking and other City Sanitation Department 212-219-8090
Hospitals
Municipal Hospitl Complaints City Health and Hospital Corporation 212-556-8100
Municipal Hospitl Complaints City Dept. Health 212-502-0855
Housing City of Housing Preservation 212-690-4800
Insurance State Department of Insurance 212-602-0203
Mail
Mail Fraud, Obscene mail,service complaints US Postal Inspector 212-330-3844
Late delivery or non delivery Postmaster, New York 212-330-3668
Moving and storage
Late deliveries, damages Consumer Affairs 212-487-4398
Pharmacists
Impropriety, overcharging State Department of Education, Office of Professional Discipline 212-951-6400
Police Misconduct Civilian Complaint Review Board 212-323-8750
Real-Estate sales, brokers New York Department of State Division of Licensing 212-417-5747
Restaurants
Unsanitary Conditions City Department of Health 212-442-1999
Sewers
Non functioning, odors, other City Enviromental Protection Communication Center 718-699-9811
Sidewalks
Crackes sidewalks, holes, etc. City Department of Transportation (212) 442-7033
Store Fraud Consumer Affairs 212-964-2100
Street Cleaning
Broken, damaged, other City Department of Transportation (212) 442-7033
Bureau of Traffic 212-669-8312
Taxis
Overcharging, property damage City Taxi and Limousine Commission 212-221-TAXI
Utility
Billing desputes, cutoffs State Public Services Commission 212-219-3550
Voting
Violations, registration problems City Board of Elections 212-886-3800
Water
Water-quality problems City Department of Health 212-442-1999
Low pressure City Environmental Protection Communication Center 718-699-9811
For other complaint sources, refer to “Big Apple Street Smart” (the consulted press: 1992)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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