Hours Also Extended Monday through Friday in All Five Boroughs for Expected Increases in Applicants for Marriage Licenses and Civil Ceremonies<\/p>\n
Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and City Clerk Michael McSweeney announced the New York City Clerk\u2019s offices in all five boroughs will be open for a full day of business on Sunday, July 24th and fully prepared to implement New York State\u2019s new Marriage Equality Law for all couples, whether same or opposite sex. In addition, from Monday, July 25th through Friday, July 29th, all five City Clerk Offices will stay open two hours later than usual. The Mayor, Speaker and Clerk also announced that New York State judges will volunteer to perform ceremonies and review waiver requests of New York State\u2019s 24 hour marriage waiting period on Sunday, July 24th.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many of us have waited a lifetime for the day we could see full equality for all New York families, now that day is finally in sight. The City of New York will be the place to be on July 24th and we are proud to welcome all couples and their families to have a meaningful ceremony in the Clerk\u2019s office, right here in the greatest city on earth,\u201d said Speaker Quinn. \u201cWhen you get married in New York, you\u2019re getting married in the State where the Legislature said that all people are equal and all families are important in the eyes of our government.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a historic moment for New York, a moment many couples have waited years and even decades to see \u2013 and we are not going to make them wait one day longer than they have to,\u201d said Mayor Bloomberg. \u201cNew York City became the greatest city in the world because we are the freest city, a place where all people have the freedom to be who they are, to worship as they wish, and to love whom they choose. Achieving marriage equality is the next big step in our City\u2019s long march toward full freedom, and on July 24th, wedding bells will ring out in all five boroughs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to be part of history,\u201d said City Clerk Michael McSweeney. \u201cOur staff will be ready for a large numbers of people on the first day.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Manhattan City Clerk\u2019s Office is usually open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. The City Clerk\u2019s Offices in other boroughs are usually open from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. For one time only, all five City Clerk\u2019s Offices will be open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on a Sunday, July 24th. Because of the large volume handled by these offices, applicants must be through the office\u2019s doors by 3:45 PM to be guaranteed service. For the rest of the week of July 25th, all five City Clerk\u2019s office locations will be open from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM, and applicants will have to be through the doors by 5:45 to be guaranteed service. The Clerk\u2019s Office locations are:<\/p>\n
Manhattan Office
\n141 Worth Street
\nNew York, NY 10013
\nSubway: Brooklyn Bridge Station on the 4, 5, & 6 lines; Park Place Station on the 2 & 3 lines; City Hall Station on the R line; Chambers Street Station on the A & C lines
\nBuses: M1, M6, M15, M22, M103, B51, & express buses serving City Hall area<\/p>\n
Bronx Office
\nSupreme Court Building
\n851 Grand Concourse, Room B131
\nBronx, NY 10451
\nSubway: 161st Street-Yankee Stadium Station on the 4, B, & D lines
\nBuses: Bx1, Bx6, Bx13<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Office
\nBrooklyn Municipal Building
\n210 Joralemon Street, Room 205
\nBrooklyn, NY 11201
\nSubway: Borough Hall (Court Street) Station on the 2, 3, 4, 5, M, & R lines
\nBuses: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B54, B57, B61, B65, B67, B75, B103<\/p>\n
Queens Office
\nBorough Hall Building
\n120-55 Queens Boulevard, Ground Floor, Room X001 Kew Gardens, NY 11424
\nSubway: Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike Station on the E & F lines
\nBuses: Q10, Q37, Q46, Q60, Q74<\/p>\n
Staten Island Office
\nBorough Hall Building
\n10 Richmond Terrace, Room 311
\nStaten Island, NY 10301
\nSubway: St. George Station on the Staten Island Railway
\nBuses: Across from the Staten Island Ferry & served by all buses serving the ferry<\/p>\n
For more information on the application process and to begin the process online, please visit the City Clerk\u2019s website at http:\/\/www.cityclerk.nyc.gov or call 311.
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Contact:
\nStu Loeser \/ Marc La Vorgna (212) 788-2958
\nJamie McShane (Council) (646) 788 7116<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hours Also Extended Monday through Friday in All Five Boroughs for Expected Increases in Applicants for Marriage Licenses and Civil Ceremonies<\/p>\n
Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and City Clerk Michael McSweeney announced the New York City Clerk\u2019s offices in all five boroughs will be open for a full day of business on Sunday, July 24th and fully prepared to implement New York State\u2019s new Marriage Equality Law for all couples, whether same or opposite sex.<\/p>\n
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