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Court Hours | Locations |
Public Parking | Building Rules
Courtroom Rules | Child Care Services/Children's Center | Law Library
Security|
Access For Persons With Disabilities
Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinators
Anti-Discrimination Panel | Equal Employment Opportunity Liaison
Services | E-mail | Tours
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Court Hours:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (or later if court sessions are protracted
- doors to the courtrooms are opened at 9:15 a.m.)
Locations:
The Supreme Court Criminal Term is housed in two separate
buildings. 100 Centre Street is one block north of
Worth Street (between Hogan Place and White Street).
The building is approximately three blocks south of
Canal Street. 111 Centre Street is on the southwest
corner of Centre and White Streets.
Public Parking:
Public Parking is located across the street from 100 Centre (Metered).
Building Rules:
No smoking, radio playing, tape recorders or cameras.
Courtroom Rules:
No eating, drinking, talking, reading or sleeping. No use of laptop computers or personal stereos. All beepers and cell phones must be turned off.
Child Care Services/Children's Center:
Located at 111 Centre Street within the Lobby--Room 103. Ages from infancy to 7 years.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Telephone number (212) 577-8769.
Children's Center services are free and available to the public.
Law Library:
A public access library is available at 80 Centre
Street. Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone number (646) 386-3891.
Security:
Before entering both courthouses, all visitors are subject to search by magnetometer. All bags, packages, attache cases and personal effects will be
searched.
Access For Persons With Disabilities:
Public entrances and exits as well as public bathrooms in both courthouses are accessible to people with disabilities. "Real time" transcription of
court reporters' minutes is available for people who are deaf. Audio enhancement equipment is also available for individuals with hearing impairments.
Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinators:
Associate Court Clerk Mr. David Costanzo (646) 386-3928
Court Interpreter Ms. Alice Crespo (646) 386-4301
Coordinators are available to answer questions from the public regarding access to our courts by persons with disabilities.
Anti-Discrimination Panel:
Hon. Charles J. Tejada (646) 386-4058
Associate Court Clerk Ms. Mary Cassidy (646) 386-4051
The anti-discrimination panel members offer an informal complaint procedure to address and resolve claims of bias, discrimination and sexual
harassment related to employment. Panel members are available to provide support, information and options. Also available is the Office of Court
Administration's Workforce Diversity office at (212) 428-2540 or call the inquiry line: 1-800-4-EEO-HELP.
Equal Employment Opportunity Liaison:
Principal Court Clerk Mr. George Cartagena (646) 386-3857. The
liaison is available to answer questions and supply information
regarding outreach efforts to the public about employment opportunities
in the court system.
Services:
A coffee shop and newsstand are available in the lobby of 100 Centre Street. A newsstand is located at 111 Centre Street.
E-mail:
Over 250 Supreme Court employees have e-mail access. The e-mail address is the first initial of the first name of the employee followed by the first
seven letters of the last name of the employee followed by @courts.state.ny.us (for example, Chief Clerk Barry Clarke's e-mail address is
bclarke@courts.state.ny.us).
Tours:
Senior Court Officers James Stanley and Craig Lovrich provide
guided tours of our courthouses. The tour includes visits to
various courtrooms and a brief discussion of the court system.
For more information or to schedule a tour, contact Ms. Carissa
Zucco at (646) 386-3900.
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