Veteran help

Veteran Resources in New York

Help and community for veterans and military families in New York: the state veterans office, 19 VA care sites, 12 veterans cemeteries, 184 veterans posts and clubs and 4 USO centers.

19VA sites

12cemeteries

184posts & clubs

0cafés & halls

War memorials & museums Medal of Honor recipients from New York

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State department of veterans affairs

New York State Department of Veterans’ Services

The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) advocates on behalf of New York’s Veterans and their families, as individuals and as a group, to ensure they receive benefits granted by law for service in the United States Uniformed Services.

Address: 2 Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12223
Phone: 518-474-6114
Website: veterans.ny.gov

State offices help with state benefits (tax exemptions, education, veterans homes) and can connect you with accredited service officers for VA claims. Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

VA health care, Vet Centers & offices

Vet Centers offer free, confidential counseling for combat veterans, military sexual trauma survivors and their families — often without a VA appointment. Always confirm hours by phone.

Name	Type	City	Address	Contact
Samuel S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Albany	113 Holland Avenue 12208	+1 518 626 5000 Website
Batavia VA Medical Center	VA health care	near Batavia		Website
VA Medical Center - Batavia	VA health care	Batavia	222 Richmond Avenue 14020	Website
Bath Veterans Affairs Medical Center	VA health care	Bath	76 Veterans Avenue 14810	+1 607 664 4000 Website
James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Bronx	130 West Kingsbridge Road 10468	+1 718 584 9000 Website
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System Brooklyn Campus Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Brooklyn	800 Poly Place 11209	+1 718 836 6600 Website
Buffalo VA Medical Center Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Buffalo	3495 Bailey Avenue 14215	+1 716 834 9200 Website
VA \| Tompkins County Outpatient Clinic Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:30	VA health care	Ithaca	2309 North Triphammer Road 14850	+1-607-257-2045 Website
VA Kingston Outpatient Clinic Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30	VA health care	Kingston	101 Frank Sottile Boulevard 12401	+1-845-331-8322 Website
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus Hours: 08:00-16:00	VA health care	Montrose	2094 Albany Post Road 10548	+1 914 737 4400 Website
Veterans Affairs Community Health Center	VA health care	near New York	1150 South Avenue 10314
Northport Veterans Hospital Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Northport	79 Middleville Road 11768	+1 631 261-4400 Website
VA Outpatient Clinic	VA health care	near Rochester	465 Westfall Road
VA Rochester Outpatient Clinic	VA health care	Rochester	260;272 Calkins Road 14623
US Deptarment of Veterans Affairs: Ouppatient Clinic Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:30	VA health care	near Springville		+1-716-592-2409
Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Syracuse	800 Irving Avenue 13210	+1-315-425-4400 Website
Castle Point VA Medical Center Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Wappingers Falls	41 Castle Point Road 12590	+1 845 831 2000 Website
VA Clinic Hours: 08:00-16:30	VA health care	Watertown	144 Eastern Boulevard 13601	+1-315-221-7026 Website
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	VA / veterans office	near New York	245 West Houston Street 10014

Find every VA location with current hours at VA.gov/find-locations.

Veterans cemeteries in New York

Cemetery	City	Address	Phone	Burials
Albany Rural Cemetery Soldiers' Lot National	Albany	Cemetery Avenue, 12204	518-581-9128	Closed
Bath National Cemetery National ★ 5 Medal of Honor recipients	Bath	San Juan Avenue, 14810	607-664-4853	Open
Cypress Hills National Cemetery National ★ 31 Medal of Honor recipients	Brooklyn	625 Jamaica Avenue, 11208	631-454-4949	Closed
Cypress Hills National Cemetery (Mount of Victory Plot) National	Brooklyn	833 Jamaica Avenue, 11208	631-454-4949	Closed
Cypress Hills National Cemetery (Union Grounds Plot) National	Brooklyn	833 Jamaica Avenue, 11208	631-454-4949	Closed
Calverton National Cemetery National ★ 1 Medal of Honor recipient	Calverton	210 Princeton Boulevard, 11933	631-727-5410	Open
Western New York National Cemetery National	Corfu	1254 Indian Falls Road, 14036	585-297-1300	Open
Woodlawn National Cemetery National	Elmira	1825 Davis Street, 14901	607-732-5411	Cremation Only
Long Island National Cemetery National ★ 21 Medal of Honor recipients	Farmingdale	2040 Wellwood Avenue, 11735	631-454-4949	Cremation Only
St. Albans National Cemetery National	Queens	177-33 Baisley Boulevard, 11434	718-298-8545	Cremation Only
New York State Veterans Cemetery - Finger Lakes State / tribal	Romulus	6632 NY-96A, 14541	607-379-0197	Open VA Grant
Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery National	Schuylerville	200 Duell Road, 12871	518-581-9128	Open

“Open” cemeteries accept new casketed or cremated burials; “Closed” ones may still accept burials in existing family gravesites. Eligible veterans and family members can pre-apply for burial through VA. Source: VA National Cemetery Administration.

USO centers

USO centers at airports and bases are free lounges for active-duty service members, National Guard, reservists and their families — a place to rest, eat and meet.

Fort Drum — Jefferson Countymap · uso.org
Fort Hamilton — New Yorkmap · uso.org
JFK International Airport — New Yorkmap · uso.org
Port Authority Bus Terminal - Time Square — New Yorkmap · uso.org

Veterans posts, clubs & meeting places

Local VFW posts, American Legion posts, AMVETS, DAV chapters, Marine Corps League detachments and veteran-run cafés are where veterans meet, share a meal and get help with benefits. Most welcome visitors — call ahead or check the post’s website.

Posts & clubs (184)

Name	City	Address	Contact
American Legion Fort Cralo Post #471 Yankee Doodle Band	near Albany
American Legion Joseph E. Zalonga Post 1520	Albany	4 Everett Road Extension 12205
American Legion North Albany Post 1610	Albany	35 North First Street 12204
Gerald O'Neil American Legion Post 1683	near Albany
Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW	Albany	370 Central Avenue 12206	Website
VFW Post	Albany	140 VFW Drive 12205
VFW Post	Albany	69 Sand Creek Road 12205	+1 518 4637427 Website
American Legion Hall	Altamont	988 Altamont Boulevard 12009
Sgt. Walter A. Adams American Legion Post 1021	Averill Park	2957 State Route 43 12018
Batavia VFW	near Batavia
NYS Veterans Nursing Home	Batavia	220 Richmond Avenue 14020
American Legion Hall 1280	near Bemus Point
Ellery Center VFW Post 557	Bemus Point	4498 Dutch Hollow Road 14712
American Legion Post 1305 - Chester J. Jaskiewicz	Binghamton	820 Lower Stella Ireland Road 13905
American Legion	Boonville	124 East Schuyler Street 13309
Boonville VFW	near Boonville
VFW Post 982	near Boonville
American Legion	near Brooklyn	193 9th Street 11215
American Legion	near Brooklyn	389 5th Avenue 11215	+1 347 484 7351
American Legion George P. Davis Post #116	near Brooklyn
American Legion Hall	near Brooklyn
American Legion Hall	near Brooklyn	300 Avenue X
American Legion Post 1291	near Brooklyn	191 Canal Street 10013
Corrigan-Kiernan VFW Post 8160	near Brooklyn	1265 Prospect Avenue 11218
Maspeth Post 783	near Brooklyn
McFadden Bros. American Legion Post 1380	near Brooklyn	290 Prospect Park West 11215
Veteran Resource Center	near Brooklyn	665 Willoughby Avenue 11206
Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW	near Brooklyn	59-38 Catalpa Avenue	+1-718-381-2021 Website
VFW	near Brooklyn	3906 8th Avenue
VFW 7096	near Brooklyn	804 3rd Avenue 11232	+1-718-788-6490
VFW Red Hook Memorial Post #5195	near Brooklyn	325 Van Brunt Street 11231
AMVETS Post	Buffalo	3758 Sheridan Drive 14226
AMVETS Post #72	near Buffalo
M.J. Brounshidle Post 205 American Legion	Buffalo	3354 Delaware Avenue 14217
VFW Post	near Buffalo
VFW Post 416	near Buffalo
VFW Post	near Castleton-on-Hudson
VFW Post 7337	Castleton-on-Hudson	105 Scott Avenue 12033	+1-518-210-0733 Website
American Legion Hall	Chittenango	707 Legion Drive 13037
Clarence American Legion Hall	Clarence Center	5850 Goodrich Road 14032
American Legion Post #92	near Clinton
VFW	Clinton	49 Franklin Avenue 13323
VFW Post: 524	Corning	281 Baker Street 14830
Cornwall American Legion Post 353	Cornwall	12518	Website
American Legion Hall	Dansville	34 Elizabeth Street 14437
American Legion Hall	Delmar	16 West Poplar Drive 12054
Bethlehem Memorial VFW Post 3185	near Delmar
American Legion Hall 1593	near Dunkirk
VFW Post	East Islip	141 Carleton Avenue 11730
American Legion Post 1246	near East Rockaway
American Legion Post 958	near East Rockaway
Robert F Garrison VFW Post 3350	East Rockaway	164 Main Street 11518	+1-516-887-8170 Website
VFW	near East Rockaway	Lawson Boulevard
Eastport American Legion	Eastport	478 Montauk Highway 11941
VFW Post	near Farmingdale
VFW Post 516	Farmingdale	635 Main Street 11735
American Legion Post 554	Fort Plain	19 Webster Street 13339
VFW Post	Fort Plain	30 River Street 13339
American Legion Hall 181	near Frewsburg
American Legion Samuel L Derby Post 556	Frewsburg	7 Meadow Lane 14738
The American Legion	Gloversville	206 North Main Street 12078
Charles N. DeGlopper VFW Post 9249	Grand Island	2121 Grand Island Boulevard 14072
American Legion Hall	near Green Island
American Legion Hall Legnard-Curtin Post 927	Green Island	35 Cohoes Avenue 12183
VFW Post 5800	near Green Island
American Legion Post 800 Hours: Tu-Sa 15:00-22:00; Su 15:00-20:00	Groton	307 Main Street 13073	+1-607-898-3837 Website
Dryden Veteran's Memorial Home	near Groton	2272 Dryden Road	+1-607-844-9900
American Legion Hall	Hampton Bays	55 Ponquogue Avenue 11946
American Legion Hall	Hancock	210 Pennsylvania Avenue 13783
VFW Post	Hilton	550 Peck Road 14468
American Legion Post 1479	Hogansburg	509 New York 37 13655
Bentley-Trumble American Legion	Horseheads	71 Old Ithaca Road 14845
VFW Post 1314	Hudson	544 Union Street 12534
VFW Post 9593	near Hudson
VFW Post	near Ithaca
American Legion	near Jamestown
The American Legion	Jamestown	26 Jackson Avenue 14701
American Legion	near Kings Point	550 City Island Avenue 10464
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1819 VFW	near Kings Point
American Legion Hall - Post 326	Lake Placid	2710 Main Street 12946
American Legion Hall #1286	Lakewood	174 Chautauqua Avenue 14750
American Legion Post #1771	Levittown	3123 North Jerusalem Road 11756
VFW Post 1066	near Levittown
VFW 2307	Lynbrook	235 Merrick Road 11563
VFW Post	near Lynbrook
Joseph W Murtha Memorial Hall	Malverne	250 Franklin Avenue 11565
American Legion Post #93	near Mamaroneck
American Legion Post 90	Mamaroneck	189 Prospect Avenue 10543
American Legion Post 141	Manlius	109 Fayette Street 13104
American Legion Post 88	near Manlius		Website
American Legion Ralph Share Post 297	Marcellus	13 East Main Street	+1-315-673-4435
VFW Post 1143	Massena	101 West Hatfield Street 13662
American Legion Post 151	Middletown	185 Wawayanda Avenue 10940	+1-845-343-6542 Website
American Legion Post 214	near Middletown
Warwick Valley VFW Post 4662	near Middletown
VFW Post	Mineville	9 Veterans Way 12956
American Legion Hall	near Montezuma
American Legion Hall	near Montezuma
VFW Post 8137	Montezuma	550 Erie Street 13117
American Legion Post #1630	near New York	52-24 35th Street 11101
American Legion Post 398 Hours: Su 20:00-00:00	near New York
Borden Avenue Veterans Residence	near New York	21-10 Borden Avenue 11101
Catholic War Veterans St Sebastians Post 870 CWV	near New York
Cespino Russo American Legion Post #1544	near New York
Labetti Post	near New York	390 Hylan Boulevard 10305
Staten Island Marine Corps League	near New York
VFW Post	near New York
VFW Post (Rocco Moreco) Post 2348	near New York	31-35 41st Street
VFW Post 5298	near New York	143-17 Springfield Boulevard
Vfw Proctor Hopson VFW	near New York	110-02 Merrick Boulevard 11433
VFW Rankin Healey Post 4785	near New York	9312 4th Avenue
VFW Post 917	Niagara Falls	2435 Seneca Avenue 14305
Niskayuna American Legion Post #1092	Niskayuna	1809 Union Street 12309
American Legion Stephen Sikora Post 1322	North Tonawanda	950 Payne Avenue 14120
American Legion Post 360	near Northport	1 Mill Dam Road	+1 631-423-7575
American Legion Post 169	Oneida	398 North Main Street 13421	+1 315-363-0337 Website
American Legion Hall	near Ossining
American Legion Parker Bale Post 1597	Ossining	11 Old Albany Post Road 10562
VFW Post 1371	Owego	207 Main Street 13827
American Legion Post 40	near Petersburgh
Veterans Memorial Community Center	Petersburgh	71 Main Street 12138
American Legion Post 950	Phoenicia	1045 Veterans Way 12464	+1-845-688-0250
Veteran Memorial Hall	Pine Bush	4 Martin Street 12566
American Legion Hall	Pine Plains	9 North Main Street 12567
American Legion	Plainview	115 Southern Parkway 11803
VFW Post #3211	near Plainview
VFW Post 7289	Pulaski	4815 Salina Street 13142
American Legion Hall	near Queensbury
American Legion Post 1518	near Queensbury
VFW Post	Queensbury	32 Luzerne Road 12804
VFW Post	near Queensbury
VFW Post 7765	Red Hook	30 Elizabeth Street 12571
American Legion Hall Post 1231	Rensselaer	200 Columbia Turnpike 12144
American Legion Hall - Post #273	Riverhead	89 Hubbard Avenue 11901
VFW Post 2476	Riverhead	620 Parkway Street 11901
Irondequoit American Legion Post 134	Rochester	3671 Culver Road 14622
VFW Post 8495	near Rochester
American Legion Hall	Saugerties	30 John Street 12477
American Legion Hall	Shelter Island	1 Bateman Road 11964
American Legion	Sidney	22 Union Street 13838
American Legion Hall	near Sidney
American Legion Post #239	Skaneateles	1 Wainwright Drive 13152	+1-315-685-7614
American Legion Hall	near Springville
American Legion Hall	Springville	109 Zoar Valley Road 14141	+1-716-592-5627
American Legion Hall 409	near Springville
American Legion Hall 659	near Springville
VFW Post 5260	Springville	650 East Main Street 14141	+1-716-592-7378
American Legion Hall 1152	near Stony Brook
Long Island State Veterans Home	Stony Brook	100 Patriots Road 11790	+1 631 444 8500 Website
American Legion Hall	near Syracuse
Syracuse Veterans Residential Program	Syracuse	6590 Thompson Road 13206
Ticonderoga American Legion	Ticonderoga	104 Montcalm St 12883
American Legion Tonawanda Post 264	Tonawanda	43 Main Street 14150
Navy Seabee Veterans of America	Tonawanda	37 Main Street 14150
VFW Post 7545	Tonawanda	110 Elgin Street 14150
Vietnam Veterans of America WNY Chapter 77 VVA	Tonawanda	47 Main Street 14150
Ciccarelli Rae Agars Bevivino Garrison 1954	Troy	315 Liberty Street 12180
VFW Post	Tupper Lake	196 Park Street 12986
American Legion Uniondale Post 1487	Uniondale	545 Uniondale Avenue 11553
American Legion Post 854	Valley Stream	51 Roosevelt Avenue 11581
Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW	Valley Stream	65 East Merrick Road 11580
American Legion Hall	near Voorheesville	54 Maple Avenue 12083	+1 518-966-8278 Website
American Legion Hall	Voorheesville	31 Voorheesville Avenue 12186
Wyoming County Veterans Club	Warsaw	245 West Buffalo Street 14569
American Legion Post 61	Watertown	138 Sterling Street 13601
VFW Post 729	Watervliet	783 Broadway 12189	Website
VFW Post 2338	West Winfield	752 State Route 20 13491	+13158225170
VFW Post	Wheatley Heights	19 Colonial Springs Road 11798
American Legion Post 1113	Whitesboro	110 Main Street 13492
American Legion Post 131, Edward M. McKee	Whitestone	10-20 Clintonville Street 11357	+1-718-767-4323 Website
Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America CWV	near Whitestone	79-05 31st Avenue 11370
VFW Post	near Whitestone	51-11 108th Street
VFW Post 4947	Wurtsboro	26 VFW Road 12790	+1-845-644-4137 Website
American Legion Hall	Wynantskill	111 Main Avenue 12198
American Legion	near Yonkers
American Legion	Yonkers	295 Warburton Avenue 10701
American Legion Hall	Yorktown Heights	235 Veterans Road 10598
VFW Post 824	Yorktown Heights	257 Veterans Road 10598
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Volunteer in New York

At a VA medical center: escort patients, drive veterans to appointments or visit residents through VA Voluntary Service.
At a veterans cemetery: join a volunteer honor guard, help with Memorial Day flag placements or lay wreaths in December with Wreaths Across America.
At a USO center: welcome troops traveling through Jefferson County — apply to volunteer.
With a local post: auxiliaries of the VFW and American Legion welcome family members and supporters.
With Honor Flight: find the hub that serves New York at honorflight.org and escort a veteran to the memorials in Washington, D.C.
More ideas on our volunteer page.

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Medal of Honor

Recipients from New York

823 recipients born in or credited to New York.

Places to visit

War memorials & museums

218 memorials and 11 military museums in New York.

Get involved

Veterans organizations

National groups with local posts and chapters.

Sources: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (state offices, cemeteries), USO (center locations), OpenStreetMap contributors (posts, cafés and VA facilities; ODbL). Community-mapped details can be out of date — please confirm before visiting. Spotted a missing post? You can add it to OpenStreetMap.