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Situated just north of Manhattan, Bronx county has some of the best public transportation in the area. The Bronx County Supreme Court is located at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx [at 161 Street]. To get there by subway, take the 4 train to 161 Street, Bronx [Yankee Stadium] or the C/D To 161 Street. Enter the building from Grand Concourse side. Go around to the west side of the building to room 118, this is the clerk's office.
Bronx County Supreme Court
To search for Supreme Court cases by plaintiff, go to the clerks minutes at the service counter. These large books are set up by first letter of the last name. You then turn to the page of the first letter of the first name [tabs are on the right] and search down the appropriate column. If you find a case the index number will be noted along with the defendant, date, etc. You need the index number and date to obtain the file. To do a complete search, go to the next oldest letter book which will be on the racks behind the service counter.
To check for judgments against an individual or a corporation, go to the judgment computers located in the same room. Instruction for their use are in Chapter Two, "Filing Systems". To search further back, the judgment books are near the clerks minutes. Research is like other boroughs. Be sure to check the books with the recent judgments which are on racks near the main judgment racks.
To search for a corporation or business name, go upstairs within room 118 to the mezzanine level. There is a room at the top of the stairs with a sign "Business Certificates/Incorporations/Miscellaneous Records". There are card files which describe the years covered and the type of record. The listings are alphabetical. If you find a record you want to examine, fill out a requisition slip with the information on the card. The files are kept in the back. The clerk will bring you the file. Copies can be made.
To obtain copies of a case you found in the clerks minutes, go across the floor from the business record room to the file room. Fill out a requisition and the file will be made available. Copying machines are available.
The Bronx County Surrogate's Court record room is located on the third floor in room 315 in the same building. The clerk has yearly alphabetical index of estates since 1984 filed in Bronx County. Before 1984, the clerk has a large rotating file cabinet with index cards in alphabetical order dating back to the early part of the century.
Bronx County Register
The Bronx City Register is located at 1932 Arthur Avenue, just off I-95 at the corner of Tremont and Arthur Avenues. The Fairtax System computers are located in a room off of room 201 on the second floor. The computers work the same as in the other boroughs. Instructions for use of these computers is in Chapter Two, "Filing Systems". Once you have a name, write down the block, lot, liber, and page. As you enter room 201, on your right is the counter where you can request the microfiche. There are plenty of machines to view the documents or to make copies. The block and lot index books are also located in this room if you want to search further back before 1982.
Upstairs in room 301 are the indexes to the Federal Tax Liens and Uniform Commercial Code Financing statements. These indexes are straight alphabetical. Bronx county now has Uniform Commercial Code Financing statements indexed on the Fairtax Computer System.
The Bronx County Board of Elections is located at 1780 Grand Concourse, Bronx. Parking is not easy to find at this location.
New York City Civil Court, Landlord & Tenant - Bronx County
The Bronx L&T Court is located at 851 Grand Concourse in the basement. This office does not have the computer terminal available to the public to check landlord and tenant cases, but if you can get to the office when it is not too busy, the clerk may check the computers for you.
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