ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Day Care
To get a listing of day care
programs: 718-712-3350
www.queensdaycare.com
Death Certificates
To get a death certificate,
call the Department of
Health: 212-788-4520
www.health.state.ny.us/
vital_records/death.htm
Dental Referrals
To obtain emergency
dentist referrals: 718-454-
8344
www.yellowpages.com/
queens-ny/dental-clinics
Disabilities
Mayor’s office for people
with disabilities: 212-788-
2830
To get disabled parking
permits, call the
Department of Motor
Vehicles: 718-433-3100
www.nyc.gov/html/dot/
html/permits/nyc-pppd.
shtml
Disabled Transportation
To get reduced fare bus/
subway passes, call the
MTA: 718-243 4999
To obtain an Access-ARide
application: 646-252-
5252
www.mta.info/nyct/
paratran/guide.htm
Discrimination
To report discrimination,
call the Human Rights
Commission 718-722-3131
www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/
enforcement/complaintprocess.
page
District Attorney
Call Queens District
Attorney Melinda Katz:
718-286-6000
District Attorney’s Squad
(Hot Line): 718-286-6580
http://www.queensda.
org/index2.html
Dog Licenses
To get a license for your
dog: 311
www1.nyc.gov/nycresources/
service/1531/
dog-license
Domestic Violence
To report and get help for
domestic violence: 800-
621-HOPE
www.nyc.gov/html/ocdv/
html/home/home.shtml
Drug Abuse
To get help for drug
abuse: 718-661-4003
Drug Abuse Treatment
Information (OSAS): 800-
522-5353
www.oasas.ny.gov
E-Z Pass
To get E-Z PASS
applications: 800-333-
8655
www.e-zpassny.com
Elder Services
Dept. for the Aging: 212-
442-1000
To find out about legal
services for the elderly:
718-286-1500
www.eldercare.gov
Elections
To contact the Queens
Board of Elections: 718-
730-6730
vote.nyc.ny.us
Employment
To contact the Queens
Workforce Career Centers:
718-557-6755
To contact the NYS
Department of Labor: 800-
HIRE-992
To contact the
Department of
Employment: 212-442-
2356
To get job referrals: 718-
523-4312
To file a complaint with
OSHA for job safety: 718-
279-9060
To start a business in New
York: 800-782-8369
To file for unemployment
benefits: 888-209-8124
www.labor.ny.gov/home
Environmental
Complaints
Dept. of Environmental
Protection: 718-595-7000
To file air, water, sewer
and noise complaints: 311
www.epa.gov/tips
Excavations
To report planned
excavations: 800-272-
4480
Fire (Non-emergency)
To get information from the
Fire Department of New
York: 311
nyc.gov/fdny
Fishing Permits
To get fishing permits:
718-482-4900
www.dec.ny.gov/
permits/6091.html
Food Complaints
To file a food complaint:
311
Health Department: 718-
267-2170
www.nyc.gov/311
Food & Drug
Administration
Food & Drug
Administration: 718-340-
7000
www.fda.gov
Food Stamps
To get food stamp
applications: 718-557-1399
www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/
help/snap-benefits-foodprogram,
page
Fraud
To report fraud in city
government: 212-825-5959
To report public
assistance fraud: 212-825-
5959
www.nyc.gov/html/doi/
html/home/home.shtml
Garbage
To file a garbage removal
complaint: 311
www1.nyc.gov/nycresources/
service/2031/
missed-garbagerecycling
or-organicscollection
Graffiti
To report graffiti: 311
To file a quality of life
complaint: 311
If you see graffiti being
done, call 911.
www.nyc.gov/html/dpr/
html/graffiti_form.html
Health
Health Department
complaints: 311
www.health.state.ny.us/
nysdoh/healthinfo/
complaint.htm
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