How Much Does NY LLC Publication Cost? A County-by-County Guide (2026)
The honest answer: it depends entirely on your county — specifically, which newspapers your county clerk designated. The same six-week notice can cost under $300 in Albany and several times that in the five NYC boroughs. In Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx the County Clerk assigns the papers and no price exists before the designation letter; Staten Island's Clerk publishes a list you choose from. Here's why, and what to expect.
The cost has two parts
- The newspapers' listed rates — the variable part; each paper is its own line. This is where nearly all the county-to-county difference comes from.
- The fixed fees — a $50 NY Department of State certificate fee, plus a flat $99 if you use FileMyPublication. That $149 never changes with your county.
You pay each newspaper's listed rate, itemized, and you see each figure before it is charged.
Why counties differ so much
Two things drive it:
- Which papers are designated. A county whose cheapest designated daily is a small local paper costs a fraction of one whose only designated dailies are major metros.
- Whether you can pick. Outside New York City, most counties designate several papers at very different prices. If you can choose the cheapest lawful daily + weekly pair, you save real money. We list every designated paper we carry with its rate so you can. In Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx nobody picks: the County Clerk assigns one daily and one weekly after receiving your DOS filing receipt, and the price is the listed rate for those two papers. Staten Island's Clerk publishes its list, so there you choose too.
Rough ranges by region (papers + $149 fixed)
These are realistic starting ranges for the cheapest lawful pair; your exact figure is confirmed before it is charged.
| Region | Typical total (cheapest pair) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Upstate (e.g. Albany) | ~$250–$450 | Small designated dailies + weeklies |
| Suffolk / Nassau | ~$500–$700 | Newsday-tier daily + a cheap LI weekly |
| Queens | Clerk assigns — quoted after designation | The County Clerk names both papers after your DOS receipt |
| Brooklyn (Kings) | Clerk assigns — quoted after designation | The County Clerk names both papers after your DOS receipt |
| Manhattan (New York Co.) | Clerk assigns — quoted after designation | The clerk assigns both papers; receipt OR Articles |
The single biggest way to overpay
Publishing in the wrong county. Your publication county is the one named in your Articles of Organization, not where you operate. Publish in the county your Articles name; if that county looks wrong, confirm it with your attorney before placing anything — a wrong-county run is money spent twice.
County guides
- Albany County — the low-cost benchmark
- Suffolk County — Newsday + a cheap LI weekly
- Nassau County
- Queens County — the County Clerk assigns the papers
- Brooklyn / Kings County — the County Clerk assigns the papers
- Manhattan / New York County — the clerk assigns both papers; send the receipt OR the Articles
See your county's real designated papers and your deadline — look up your LLC.