If you have any questions about registration, call the Employer Hotline at 888-899-8810.
Zoning Exhibits III, IV, and V must be filed with City Register or County Clerk's office, where a City Register File Number, or CRFN, will be obtained. This functions as a page or reel number, and is required for documents submitted to the DOB. A properly qualified title company can easily assist with these tasks.
Property records are public. People may use these records for background information on purchases, mortgages, asset searches, and other legal and financial transactions. Reviewing these documents is not necessarily the same as a title search.
You can find out who owns a building in New York City by searching building registration and property ownership records. You can get building registration information for apartment buildings from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).
Building Identification Number. A number assigned by City Planning and used by Dept. of Buildings to reference information pertaining to an individual building. The first digit is a borough code (1 = Manhattan, 2 = The Bronx, 3 = Brooklyn, 4 = Queens, 5 = Staten Island).
The Vendor ID is a ten-digit identifier issued by New York State when the vendor is registered on the Statewide Vendor File. This number must now be included on the questionnaire. If the business entity has not obtained a Vendor ID, contact the IT Service Desk at ITServiceDesk@osc.state.ny or call 866-370-4672.
ACRIS stands for Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS). It's primarily a database of the property records (which are public) for all commercial and residential properties in NYC's four boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Staten Island is not part of ACRIS.
All survey and mapping performed for the OGS becomes part of the permanent records of the OGS. It is considered public record and will be kept in perpetuity for use by the OGS, other state and local agencies and the public.