Assigned Agency
Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)
Request
I am looking for two sets of data, the first is data on green spaces in New York City. I would like to acquire data on green spaces from a few different years if possible. I also an interested in acquiring data on asthma rate levels in various parts of the city.
I am a human geography major at the University of Vermont. For my geospatial technologies class, I am trying to understand how asthma rates in communities living in the neighborhoods encapsulating the South Bronx have been altered by an increase of green spaces in these areas. My hypothesis is that with an increase of green spaces, there has been a decrease in asthma rates, thus encouraging more of this development in the future.
Response
Hello, this question was answered in two parts from the Department of Parks and The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Here is some data regarding green spaces:
MillionTreesNYC - An Initiative which concentrated on "trees for public health neighborhoods" or areas where we would plant in every possible street tree location under the assumption that trees mitigate air quality and other public health issues: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/MillionTreesNYC-Block-Planting-Locations/vr8g-vfny.
Park Properties: https://tree-map.nycgovparks.org/
Greenstreets: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Greenstreets/7fuk-i2af
For Asthma related data:
Youth Risk Behavior survey has asthma by borough of school, and schools in Neighborhood Health Action Center Areas:https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/Youth-Behavior-Risk-Survey/3qty-g4aq
Community Health Survey: in 2014 it has ever-asthma and current-asthma, and you can look at both by borough, Neighborhood Health Action Center Areas, and United Hospital Fund area: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/Community-Health-Survey/2r9r-m6j4
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/Health-and-Nutrition-Examination-Survey-Results-Hi/ghse-r5nk
Hope this helps,
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Request Status
Closed: On Time
Submission Date
2017-11-11T00:00:00.000
Legislated Due Date
2018-01-10T00:00:00.000
Data As Of Date
2026-10-02T00:00:00.000