By KATY MANTYK
Epoch Times Staff
NEW YORK—The city opened a new marriage bureau to the public on Monday a couple of blocks up from the previous City Hall location at One Center Street. It was busier than usual, but the lines were shorter and couples waiting looked comfortable in the elegant new location.
The new facility, at 141 Worth Street in Lower Manhattan, is part of a complete physical and operational overhaul of how New Yorkers and visitors receive marriage licenses and other documents.
New York’s City Hall opened for wedding ceremonies in 1916, so for some it’s sad to see the move from the historic spot. For those that have seen the inside of the old building, sterile florescent lit hallways and archaic registering systems, long lines with stringent security checks, the newly renovated space is elegant and memorable.
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