Complaints And Help Phone Numbers

New York City
For all complaints and inquires to city agencies Call 311. This includes :
- Asbestos disturbance
- Blocked fire exits
- Drinking water contamination
- Exposed electrical wires
- Fire prevention
- Lack of heat
- Lack of hot water
- Sever back-up
- Rat bites
- Rat infestation
- Toxic spills
- Toxic fumes
New York State
Attorney General (Law Dept.)
- Environmental Protection Bureau Violation of the right-to-know law – (212) 416-844
Department of Environmental Conservation
- Office of public health hotline information and assistance on pesticides and other occupational health problems – 1-800-458-1158
Department of Labor
- Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau
- (212) 352-6116 fax (212) 352-6136
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
- Asbestos and lead (hotline)
- 1-800-368-5888
- Safe drinking water (hotline)
- 1-800-426-4791
- Hazardous and solid waste (hotline)
- 1-800-424-8802
- Regional Administrator
- (212) 637-5000
- Division of enforcement and compliance assistance
- (212) 637-4000
- Hazardous waste compliance
- (212) 637-4151
- The emergency response division director
- (212) 637-4392
Department of Health and Human Resources
- Regional Director
- (212) 264-4600
- Public Health Service –
- (212) 264-2561
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Health Hazard Evaluations
- 1-800-424-8802
Department of Transportation and Coast Guard
- National Response Center Chemical release, oil spills
- 1-800-424-8802
- Pollution response and prevention 9:00AM – 5:00pm
- (718) 354 – 4248
- Pollution response and prevention After 5:00pm
- (718) 354 – 4121