OUTREACH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION

1 Commerce Plaza, 90 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210

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Eligibility

New York State residents

Hours

Mon-Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm

(800) 697-1220

Voice

(518) 486-4852

Voice

(212) 459-8852

Voice

https://www.dos.ny.gov/consumerprotection

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Call for Information or Visit Website

Fees

None/Not Applicable

Service area

New York

Description

Develops informational materials on current consumer issues, available in print or on the internet, and conducts informational programs. Offers presentations on issues such as consumer scams, senior citizen consumer issues, identity theft, internet safety, and financial literacy.

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211 North East New York

What's Here

Government Consumer Protection Agencies Public Internet Access Sites Speakers/Speakers Bureaus Printed/Printable Materials

Providing organization

NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION

The New York Department of State Division of Consumer Protection (formally the Consumer Protection Board) is the State's top consumer watchdog and "think tank". The core mission is to protect New Yorkers by publicizing unscrupulous and questionable business practices and product recalls, conducting investigations and hearings, enforcing the Do Not Call Law, researching issues, developing legislation, creating consumer education programs and materials, responding to individual marketplace complaints by securing voluntary agreements, and, representing the interests of consumers before the Public Service Commission PSC and other State and federal agencies.