Brooklyn Municipal Building

Rude rude rude staff. I only gave it one star because I had to give a star to submit the review.
Rudeness starts from the security guard who wants to roll my asthma pump separately, then asks to see it??? Next is lady at the information desk, when its time for her to greet me she goes YES??? Does that mean I walk forward? Or answer from 6 feet away. I proceed with caution. The clerk assisting, was average at best. However the supervisor ha ha. Queen of Nasty. Ms Ross. Eye rolling. Shoulder shrugging, hand waving. Laughable really.
Yet this is somehow a service industry?
Find another location to visit.

Needed a copy of my marriage certificate. Printed out a form online. Sent it in three times, and it was returned three times (I followed the directions on the form but magically all the rules had changed). Decided to go in person. My husband is Indian and joined me on my first trek over to this location and I warned him that wherever we were going to get the copy was going to look and act just like Indian bureaucracy (slow, corrupt, unpleasant, Technologically challenged) and I was correct! Walk in, a pleasant lady behind a very simple desk gives everyone directions. She’s the highlight of the experience. Waited in line until it was clear that the line was not going to move in time for us to get our copy before the office closed at 4 (a requisite angry old lady from Staten Island came out to warn everyone at 345 that we were all SOL at 4). There are maybe 3 operational windows at any time here, if you are lucky. Went back the following day first thing in the morning. I think there were 4 couples in front of me and it still took 40 minutes to get to a window. I’ve had to deal with my share of NYC government over the years and generally it’s so pathetically bad, it’s traumatic. I have PTSD every time I walk into one of their poorly lit office buildings with careless and rude employees who need to find another job. This seems to be the one part of old New York that hasn’t been replaced with a newer, shinier model.

Security at this location can be a little rough. The lines are usually really long. because the person ahead of you cant understand English. They said EMPTY your pockets and take off your belt. I sometimes forget my ID allows me to bypass the line and i walk in and stand at the back of the line. Id advise you to be very patient with the guards and the few people who keeps the line at a standstill.
FYI: Oh and for those of you that would like to take City test, this is the building you can get that done. If you are on any program in the city you can go to the nearest medicaid office (Atlantic Ave) and get you a letter that allows you to take any DCAS test for free… Make copies of that letter and use it over and over for 30 days straight. Every 30 days you need to get a new letter.

Went to Staten Island municipal building on Monday morning, took 5 minutes to get the marriage license, 1 hour to get the judicial waiver and we were married later that afternoon.
As I said before, such a joyful day should not be ruined by anyone, and the staff of the SI municipal building made sure that we have a smooth and memorable marriage experience. They really put the Brooklyn location to shame.
If anyone is looking to go through the license/​marriage, avoid the other boroughs and go directly to Staten Island. Unless of course you want the DMV type of marriage…

I have never, in my entire life, had such a painless experience with any sort of government office.
I’m not sure if it’s just the Marriage Licenses & Records department, but I’ve never seen such government efficiency before. We were in and out in fifteen minutes. There was no line. NO LINE. When one of the windows opened up, we stepped up talked to a nice young gentleman who swiftly took our information and payment, and handed us a marriage license in return.
Not even a little muss, nor was their a hint of fuss.
I suppose it’s only fitting that it was this simple to get our marriage license… because after all, isn’t that what they say about marriage? That it’s really easy, and you don’t have to work at it at all?

If u don’t have patience do not come to this express post office. It’s only 1 service person at the window and the line is to long

The Brooklyn Municipal Building is very conveniently located in Brooklyn’s southwest corner of Joralemon and Court Streets of Jay Street Metro-​Tech nabe. It houses many city offices including the City Clerk (where marriage licenses are obtained), and offices for the Departments of Buildings, Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), Probation, Finance, and Environmental Protection. Directly across the street is Brooklyn Borough Hall, another city building. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) on the fourth floor is modernized with computers for NYC civil service exams. During the hot summer months the fourth floor is tundra arctic cold with the air conditioning working at full blast. Security guards are futile who are unable to maintain order for exam takers in standing on one cohesive and organized queue. Visitors beware upon your entrance as you will be subject to airport style screening of X-​Rays and metal detectors.
The Brooklyn Municipal Building’s lobby area contains a small post office and a tiny coffee/​newspaper stand by the foyer area of the X-​Rays screening.