Do you need money? New York is looking for the owners of more than $4.6 billion in unclaimed funds in the city

NEW YORK – It’s tax day, so if you haven’t thought about money yet, now you do.

Wouldn’t it be great if there was money with your name on it? There could be.

The New York State Comptroller’s Office currently has $17.5 billion in “missing money” from everyday people just like you, and is returning $1.5 million to claimants every day! According to the state, only $143,580,082 has been returned in 2023.

As of March, the Comptroller’s Office had more than $4.6 billion in unclaimed cash owed to more than 24 million accounts in New York.

Manhattan has the most unclaimed funds ($2.3 billion), while account holders in Brooklyn and Queens each owe nearly $1 billion. The numbers are also clear on Long Island, as 1.4 million accounts owed more than $869 million (Nassau County wins). In Westchester County, more than 350 million accounts owe more than $375 million. The list continues.

Check out this map of unclaimed funds for a regional breakdown or check here.

Do I have unclaimed funds?

If you want to know if any unclaimed money belongs to you, you can check on this website. All you have to do is enter your last name (or a few more details if that returns too many results). Try to misspell your name, just to be sure, if nothing comes up on an initial search.

It is also worth researching the names of your loved ones, especially those who are deceased. The accounts date back to the 1940s and officials say you may be entitled to these funds.

New Jersey and Connecticut also have offices that handle unclaimed funds. The money is often checks sent to the wrong address that never cleared. Most of them come in quantities of $50 or $100, but you never know.