Families wait years due to NY Health Department records backlog

The New York State Department of Health has a records backlog of thousands across vital records and Freedom of Information ...
CBS 6

Residents waiting months, years for NY to send vital records they’ve paid for

Seconds matter when fighting fires, and on Sunday, what started as a routine response here on Grandview Ave. in Catskill took a dramatic turn.“Everything just f North Adams man arrested for ...
Law

In the Matter of the Application of Vickie Lewis v. Office of Vital Records, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office of Vital Records was named in an Article 78 petition on Feb. 26 in New York Supreme Court for New York County over its refusal to ...
Times Union

Commentary: Without records access, New York's history is lost

Getting copies of vital historic records is too slow and too complex. When is the Department of Health going to digitize them? Credit: Getty Images. New York regards itself as a sanctuary, a place ...
The Times Leader

OUT ON A LIMB: Access to records expands in New York

If you’re working on finding ancestors in the Empire State, you might soon find yourself happily singing the Billy Joel classic “New York State of Mind.” That is because just days ago, FamilySearch ...