New York City (NYC) may restrict vital records access. The public including genealogists and others would be hurt by the restriction.

This would be great hindrance to my genealogical research since the vast majority of my ancestors entered the US though NYC and stayed there for generations.

The millions with NYC ancestors should be worried. But the larger genealogy community should also be concerned since other jurisdictions may decide to follow this example and restrict access to various records of genealogical importance.
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