New York City Sheriff's Office

Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York
Patch of the New York City Sheriff's Office
Flag of the City of New York City Sheriff's Office
Common name	New York City Sheriff's Office
Motto	New York's First
Agency overview
Formed	1942
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	New York City, New York, U.S.
Map of Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York's jurisdiction
Size	468.484 square miles (1,213.37 km2)
Population	8,537,673 (2017)
Legal jurisdiction	New York City
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Deputy sheriffs and investigators	150
Agency executive	Anthony Miranda, Sheriff of the City of New York
Parent agency	New York City Department of Finance
Facilities
County field offices	5 List New York County Field Office for Manhattan Queens County Field Office for Queens (Headquarters) Bronx County Field Office for The Bronx Kings County Field Office for Brooklyn Richmond County Field Office for Staten Island
Website
Official website

The New York City Sheriff's Office (NYCSO), officially the Office of the Sheriff of the City of New York, is the primary civil law enforcement agency for New York City.^[1] The Sheriff's Office is a division of the New York City Department of Finance, operating as an enforcement arm.^[2] The Sheriff's Office handles investigations concerning cigarette tax enforcement, real estate property/deed fraud and other matters deemed necessary by the Department of Finance.^[3]

In addition, as the city's chief civil law enforcement agency concerning the New York State Court System, the Sheriff's Office enforces a variety of mandates, orders, warrants and decrees issued by courts. Enforcement tools include evictions, seizure of property, arrests and garnishments. Auctions are conducted for property the agency seizes and levies upon.