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New York, New York region lost and found

Where to go or call if something is lost or found in New York. To start, check the lost and found map Lafmap, perhaps someone has already found and published an announcement about your lost item. Call all the places where you have been and where you could have lost your item. If it's not there, then publish an announcement on Lafmap www.lafmap.com.

Public Transport

BusesSubways and SubwaysTrains

If you think you lost an item on a train or in a subway station, talk to an MTA representative in the station booth closest to where you lost your property. If it was turned in, it will be at the booth until it is moved to the NYC Transit Lost Property Unit.

If you lost an item on a bus, talk to an MTA representative at the bus depot. If the item was turned in, it will be held at the bus depot before it is sent to the NYC Transit Lost Property Unit.

If you don’t find it, file a claim with the Lost Property Unit as soon as possible.

Online

Contact the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

Visit the MTA's lost and found website.

By Phone

  • Agency: Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  • Division: New York City Transit Customer Service
  • Phone Number: 511
  • Business Hours: Daily: 6 AM - 10 PM
  • Staff is available through the automated phone system during business hours. Call volume is often high. If you don't get through, call back later.

In Person

The Lost Property Unit is in Manhattan at the 34th Street Penn Station subway stop on the lower mezzanine. You must schedule an appointment to go in person. Appointment is only available if you were contacted to pick up your item.

You must show a driver’s license, automobile registration card, job ID, passport, or another form of valid identification to claim your property.

Report Found Property

Found in a Train or Station

Take smaller items, such as wallets, tablets or cellphones to the nearest subway station booth agent. For security reasons, agents cannot open the booth door.

Call 511 to arrange to drop off larger items at NYCT Lost & Found. 

Taxi

FoundIf onyou lost or found something in a Buscar service, contact the company directly.

Car services include:

Black cars
Address: 3272 Gale Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: +1 718 706 2200

Limousines
Address: 38-17 Crescent Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: +1 (212) 366-6600

Commuter vans
Address: 157-11 Rockaway Blvd. NY 11434
Phone: +1 718 527 5500

ItemsLivery foundcars
Address: on1709 aJerome busAve, shouldBronx, beNY turned10453
Phone: in+1 to the bus operator.718-466-6500

    Stations

    Railway Stations

    Bus Stations

    Police Lost and Found Center

    Bronx

    43rd Precinct
    900 Fteley Avenue (between Story Avenue and Banyer Place)
    (718) 542-0888

    Brooklyn

    76th Precinct
    191 Union Street (between Hicks and Henry Streets)
    (718) 834-3211

    94th Precinct
    100 Meserole Avenue (between Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue)
    (718) 383-3879

    Manhattan

    17th Precinct
    167 East 51st Street (between Lexington and 3rd Avenues)
    (212) 826-3211

    Central Park Precinct
    86th Street Transverse, Central Park
    (212) 570-4820

    Queens

    107th Precinct
    71-01 Parsons Boulevard (between 71st and 72nd Avenues)
    (718) 969-5100

    115th Precinct
    92-15 Northern Boulevard (between 92nd and 93rd Streets)
    (718) 533-2002

    Staten Island

    120th Precinct
    78 Richmond Terrace (between Wall Street and Hamilton Avenue)
    (718) 876-8500

    Lost and Found Bureau

     

    Other Places

    If you have lost something in dining establishments, hotels, or shops, it's best to look for contacts of the organization where you think you may have lost your item.

    Police


    Lost and Found Bureau

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