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TIMESLEDGER, GUIDE TO QUEENS, SPRING/SUMMER 2022
Public Assistance
To get information about
public assistance: 718-557-
1399
www1.nyc.gov/nycresources/
service/1222/
public-assistance-or-welfare
Railroads
To get Long Island Rail Road
schedule info: 718-217-5477
www.mta.info/lirr
To get Metro-North
schedules: 212-532-4900
www.mta.info/mnr
To get Amtrak schedules:
800-872-7245
www.amtrak.com
Recycling
To get recycling information:
718-298-7300
www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/
site/services/recycling
Rent
Division of Housing of
Housing and Community
Renewal’s rent information
line: 718-739-6400
www.nycrgb.org/
Restaurant Complaints
To file a complaint against
a restaurant, contact the
Department of Health: 311
www.nyc.gov/apps/311
Schools
Public schools district
affairs line: 718-935-2200
www.schools.nyc.gov
Sewer
To report a clogged sewer:
718-337-4357
www.nyc.gov/html/dep/
html/wastewater/index.
shtml
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
For treatment, call the STD
hotline: 800-227-8922
To get STD information and
education: 212-788-4415
www.std-gov.org
Sheriff
Queens County Sheriff’s
office: 718-707-2170
www.scoc.ny.gov/
sheriffsaddre.htm#Queens
Social Security
To get Social Security
information: 800-772-1213
To get an application for
Social Security Insurance:
800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov
Social Welfare
Queensboro Council for
Social Welfare: 718-261-2700
www.qcsw.org
Street Lights
To report a broken street
light: 311
www.nyc.gov/apps/311
Subway Schedules
To get subway schedules
from the Metropolitan
Transit Authority: 511
www.mta.info
Suicide
To contact the Samaritan’s
Suicide Prevention hotline:
212-673-3000
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.
org
Tax
To get tax forms from New
York City: 212-NEW-YORK
To get tax forms from the
Internal Revenue Service:
800-Tax-Form.
To get tax information
from the Internal Revenue
Service: 800-829-1040
For real estate property tax
information: 212-504-4080
Taxpayers Assistance Unit:
844-545-5640
www.irs.gov/formspubs
Taxis
To file a complaint against
a taxi driver, call the Taxi &
Limousine Commission: 311
Taxi Commission: 718-391-
5501
www.nyc.gov/taxi
Tenant Issues
To get help for tenant
problems: 718-262-7145
www.tenant.net/nyc.html
Towed Cars
To track down a car if it has
been towed: 311
www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/
services/vehicles-property/
towed-vehicles.page
Traffic Problems
To file a complaint about
broken traffic lights or
missing signs: 311
www.nyc.gov/apps/311
Traffic Violations
To contact the Traffic
Violations Bureau: 718-488-
5710
dmv.ny.gov/tickets/find-tvboffice
locations
Trees
To report tree problems: 311
www.nycgovparks.org/
services/forestry/request/
submit
Veterans
Veterans’ Information: 718-
459-1828
www.va.gov
Voluntary Action
NYC Service: 212-788-7550
www.nycservice.org
Voting
To register to vote and find
polling places: 311
www.vote.nyc.ny.us/html/
voters/voters.shtml
Water Meters
To complain about a water
bill: 718-595-7000
www.nyc.gov/html/dep/
html/water_and_sewer_bills/
meterread.shtml
Workers’ Compensation
To file a claim for workers’
compensation: 800-877-1373
www.wcb.ny.gov/
Youth Intervention
To reach the NYC Youthline:
800-246-4646
www1.nyc.gov/site/dycd/
index.page
Zoning
To apply for zoning variances:
212-720-3370
www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/
zoning/about-zoning.page
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
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/www.nycservice.org
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