Helpful searches but either free to general public (Dept of Correctional Services), or outdated database purchased from the State of New York.
"Statewide
Instant New York Criminal Records Search
Database description:
Corrections records of statewide felony convictions of
persons
incarcerated in one of 70 state facilities
and who have been released since
Jan. 1, 1990. Records on approximately 400,000 persons. Records updated
monthly."
"New York Borough/County Courts, Corrections, and Sex Offender Records:
"New York Boroughs Court Records
Court records of felonies AND misdemeanors (1985 - March 31, 2000) from Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk and Erie; felonies only from Westchester, Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland (since June 1985). These records are current through March 31, 2000. Results show defendant name, DOB, race, sex, case number, county of disposition, offense date, offense description, disposition, disposition date and sentence.
New York State Corrections Records
Corrections records of statewide felony convictions of persons sentenced since 1983 to serve time in one of 70 state facilities and those persons who have been released since Jan. 1, 1990. Results show defendant name, DOB, race, sex, case number, county of offense, offense description, sentence and sentence date.
New York Sex Offender Records
High-risk sex offenders sentenced since January 1996."
"Description of
New York Corrections
Data:
Statewide Search includes felony conviction records only. Search results show
offender name, date of birth, charge or charges, sentence information, county of
offense, location, admission date and release date (if applicable). The
corrections records date back to 1962.
Statewide Search is updated quarterly."