The New York City Municipal Archives has copies of:
Birth Records
Manhattan (New York County) Birth Records, July 1847-1848; July 1853-1909
Brooklyn (Kings County) Birth Records, 1866-1909
The Bronx (Bronx County) Birth Records, 1898-1909
Queens (Queens County) Birth Records, 1898-1909
Staten Island (Richmond County) Birth Records, 1898-1909
Death Records
Manhattan (New York County) Death Records, 1795; 1802-1804; 1808; 1812-1948
Brooklyn (Kings County) Death Records, 1847-1853; 1857-1948
The Bronx (Bronx County) Death Records, 1898-1948
Queens (Queens County) Death Records, 1898-1948
Staten Island (Richmond County) Death Records, 1898-1909
Marriage Records
Manhattan (New York County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
Manhattan (New York County), Marriage Certificates, June 1847-1848; July 1853-1937
Brooklyn (Kings County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
Brooklyn (Kings County), Marriage Certificates, 1866-1937
The Bronx (Bronx County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
The Bronx (Bronx County), Marriage Certificates, 1898-1937
Queens (Queens County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
Queens (Queens County), Marriage Certificates, 1898-1937
Staten Island (Richmond County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
Staten Island (Richmond County), Marriage Certificates, 1898-1937
Due to privacy laws, all of these records are not currently available online. The records can be ordered from the New York City Municipal Archives for a fee. Restrictions apply to obtaining these records. Details about how to order the records can be found on the New York City Municipal Archives website.
For online and earlier vital records for New York, see the pages in our directory for: