NYC Open Data Help Desk: Data Questions and Reported Errors

11742

Reported Error

City Council (NYCC)

The dataset is outdated since April 2023, we would greatly appreciate if it could be updated to the latest information.

City Council Members (1999 to Present)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/uvw5-9znb

We have historically provided this dataset manually due to its importance for the public. We are actively planning automating this process to provide up-to-date data. I'd be interested to hear about your use cases, Leonard. Information on what the data is being used for is helpful as we figure out how to best structure these datasets for public consumption moving forward.  
 
If there is further interest — there will be a short discussion on the database (Legistar) from which we hope to automate this dataset during our presentation at the School of Data event on March 29th. 

Closed

2025-03-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11741

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

PLEASE SEND ME THE URL FOR THE LIST OF OPPEN PARKING VIOLATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE URL LISTED ABOVE.

Open Parking and Camera Violations

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nc67-uf89

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2025-03-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11740

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

Hello I am wondering how often the DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance data is updated? Today is March 3rd and it says last updated February 4th. I am wondering if there is anyway to get API access to more frequently update data or is this the only data source for elevator inspections in New York City.

Let me know when you get the chance.

Thank you and have a great day!

Sincerely,

****

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/e5aq-a4j2

Response not sent yet.

Closed

2025-03-03T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11738

Reported Error

The NYC Open Data Team

A private name and phone number were posted, instead of the business phone. I requested it be removed multiple times, but agencies claim they couldn't. Can you remove the info?

https://data.ny.gov/api/views/p5wx-nivw/rows.pdf?accessType=DOWNLOAD

Thank you for contacting the NYC Open Data Help Desk! The dataset you referenced (https://data.ny.gov/Energy-Environment/Currently-Licensed-Wildlife-Rehabilitators/p5wx-nivw/about_data) is New York State open data and does not fall within the scope of what we can assist with via New York City's Open Data Help Desk. Please redirect this inquiry to the NYS Open Data Team at opendata@its.ny.gov.

Closed

2025-02-28T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11737

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

I am writing a paper for class, and I wanted to know how I should cite this dataset.

BUILDING

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/5zhs-2jue

While you are not required to, you may cite our datasets the way you would any other website, according to what format your paper is written in. You may look to the "About this Dataset" section for more information on the dataset. Good luck on your paper!

Closed

2025-02-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11736

Reported Error

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

this dataset supposed to be updated DAILY. today is 2/27/25. last update was 2/25/25. this is the 2nd time in as many weeks that i have had to request/inquire why not updated daily.

Civil Service List Certification

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/a9md-ynri

Response not sent yet.

Closed

2025-02-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11735

Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

I am trying to find an API that will allow me to understand when developers send in ZD1. https://a810-dobnow.nyc.gov/Publish/DocumentStage/PortalDownloadedDocuments/BROOKLYN/B01067616/P1/Supporting%20Documents//202502270148316481624083127/ZD1%20DOB%20Zoning%20Diagram.pdf or basically when someone wants to build a building. Filing Details: ***

DOB Job Application Filings

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ic3t-wcy2

A zoning diagram (ZD1) is required prior to receiving approval of a new building, alteration, or post approval amendment filing. The associated date(s) — whether at the time of filing or otherwise -- for the ZD1 explicitly are not captured and posted to the Open Data portal. While there would not be an option exactly calling out the ZD1 submission, the application filing/processing date would be a decent approximation because these diagrams should be submitted at the time of application filing.  

Closed

2025-02-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11734

Data Question

Agency not assigned yet.

The about page says that this dataset is automatically updated daily, but it hasn't been updated since Feb 18. Is there a problem with the automation, or is the stated update schedule wrong? thanks!

DOB NOW: Certificate of Occupancy

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/pkdm-hqz6

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The dataset is now updated with the latest available information.

Closed

2025-02-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11732

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

The victim sex description variable has the following labels: D, E, F, L, and M. I assume that M stands for "Male" and F stands for "Female". However, the data dictionary does not provide any description for what D, E, or L stand for. What do these values represent?

NYPD Complaint Data Historic

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qgea-i56i

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2025-02-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11731

Data Question

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

I was wondering if my position on the civil service list might've improved from *** with any recent hires and retirements 

Civil Service List (Active)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/vx8i-nprf

We are in receipt of your request.
Please forward your request and any future list inquiries directly to LMACustomerService@dcas.nyc.gov
Be sure to include:
- Your Full Name
- Your Employee ID or Profile number
- Your Exam No., Title, and List Number
- And the reason for your inquiry

Closed

2025-02-27T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11730

Reported Error

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)

There is a column in this dataset that is cutting off the full values of the field in many cases. The column is Violation Details (violation_details). This link displays a filtered view of many such records where the value is cut off.

The full value of the field is visible on the Violation PDF. For instance, on OpenData, Violation #***** shows the value of:
"*****"

But on the PDF (which can be viewed here - click "View Image of Summons/Notice"), the full value of the field is:
"*****"

Please adjust this so the full data of the record can be correctly retrieved.

Thank you very much.

OATH Hearings Division Case Status

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/jz4z-kudi

Thank you for the inquiry! You can use the below dataset and reference the Potential Urban Ag field, as Parks provides data to DCAS (who manages the dataset) every 2 years and is more up to date than the dataset you referenced, which we will soon archive to avoid confusion in the future.
Suitability of City-Owned and Leased Property for Urban Agriculture (LL 48 of 2011): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Suitability-of-City-Owned-and-Leased-Property-for-/4e2n-s75z/about_data

Closed

2025-02-26T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11729

Data Question

Department of Investigation (DOI)

I am trying to use this dataset in order to compare pending and scheduled evictions, but the column that identified which were pending and which were scheduled has been removed. The notes say that I can still find this information looking at the Executed column, but I am confused as to how that is accomplished.

Evictions

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/6z8x-wfk4

“Pending” and “Scheduled” eviction data is not published because an eviction date can be changed numerous times or cancelled altogether. To accurately reflect eviction data only “Executed Date” is listed and it is generally updated within 24-36 hours. The Evictions data set description will be updated online to clarify what data is publicly available. You may be able to file a FOIL request with individual borough housing courts to request pending eviction data. Thank you.

Closed

2025-02-26T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11724

Reported Error

Department of Social Services (DSS)

The data entry for February 16, 2024 is missing from the daily census report. Additionally, the source of this data as this has been directed to a page that no longer exists Link ->NYC. I would appreciate an update on if this missing day will be published and were I the DHS daily report is now publicly available.

DHS Daily Report

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/k46n-sa2m

The DHS census data for February 16, 2024 is now included in the dataset and the DHS Daily Report link has been updated.

Closed

2025-02-25T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11720

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

Hello, I am wondering if this dataset can be updated daily or weekly instead of Quarterly. Additionally, if this is not possible, is there an API endpoint which this dataset is populated from which has up to date live data? If so, who at DOF should I contact to get access to the backend API, thank you!

DOF: Property Charges Balance

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/scjx-j6np

The Property Charges dataset is updated quarterly to coincide with the property tax bills, which are prepared, sent, and posted quarterly. No API to the source data is available.

Closed

2025-02-25T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11719

Data Question

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)

Does this database represent the properties with active deed restrictions? If so, a property not listed in this database means the deed restriction is null and void? The property in question is ****, **** in the **** with a street address of ****. Thank you.

Deed Restriction Database

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/rfu7-paqe

We apologize for the delayed response and appreciate your patience. The database includes a record of all deed restrictions imposed by DCAS on properties from 1966 to the present, along with all active requests for the removal or modification of deed restrictions on those properties. It does not include information concerning any deed restrictions placed on properties by any person or entity other than DCAS.
 
We’d like to reiterate the disclaimer on the Open Data page for this dataset, which says, in part, that “the City does not warranty the completeness, accuracy, content or fitness for any particular purpose or use of the information provided herein nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the data furnished herein.” 
 
The Department of Finance’s ACRIS system and the Richmond County Clerk’s website are other sources of property information in the City that you may find useful.

Closed

2025-02-25T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11717

Data Question

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

I notice the data set hasn't been updated since October of 2024. Is the data still being updated?

EMS Incident Dispatch Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/76xm-jjuj

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2025-02-24T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11715

Reported Error

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Thank you for making this data available. The full csv longitude and latitude appear to be incorrect. According to the data dictionary column information, the sign_x_coord and sign_y_coord columns indicate longitude and latitude, respectively. However, I am not able to use the full dataset as intended, and they don't seem to be accurate to actual x and y coordinates. The GeoJSON provided from https://nycdotsigns.net/ is correct for smaller datasets, but the downloadable CSVs do not provide that information as well.

Parking Regulation Locations and Signs

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nfid-uabd

Response not sent yet.

Open

2025-02-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11714

Data Question

Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

Hi! Disregard previous request regarding site navigation. I found the locations, but I see they were put up in 2017. Is there a more updated list? Thanks again.

City-owned sites that are available and potentially suitable for urban agriculture (Local Law 46 of 2018)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qchy-end3

Thank you for the inquiry! You can use the below dataset and reference the Potential Urban Ag field, as Parks provides data to DCAS (who manages the dataset) every 2 years and is more up to date than the dataset you referenced, which we will soon archive to avoid confusion in the future.
Suitability of City-Owned and Leased Property for Urban Agriculture (LL 48 of 2011): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Suitability-of-City-Owned-and-Leased-Property-for-/4e2n-s75z/about_data

Closed

2025-02-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11713

Data Question

Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

Hi, I'm unsure how to navigate this page. I'm considering starting a community garden in my neighborhood and wanted to look for city-owned empty lots. The links don't lead to address locations or location descriptions. I'd appreciate any help with this. Thanks!

City-owned sites that are available and potentially suitable for urban agriculture (Local Law 46 of 2018)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qchy-end3

This user reached out in an inquiry submitted right after this one and asked that the Open Data Team ignore this question since they found what they were looking for on their own.

Closed

2025-02-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11712

Reported Error

Financial Information Services Agency / Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA)

I have found 8k rows of data where the total gross pay is negative. I loaded the most recent data set (October 30 2024) and used the methodology from the data dictionary:
total_ot_paid +total_other_pay + regular_gross_paid = total_gross_pay
If this is not an error, what explains negative payroll in the data?

Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/k397-673e

The negative salaries are not in error. There are various reasons for why there may be a negative salary, the most common reasons being check refunds (for example, due to overpayments made to the employee) and retroactive leave status changes. Please note that the citywide payroll dataset is organized by fiscal year, and changes may be made in the same calendar year, but the prior fiscal year, potentially impacting the total gross pay.

Pending

2025-02-23T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11710

Data Question

Department of City Planning (DCP)

I can no longer find the NYC border boundaries dataset, has this data been moved and where is the new location?

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/7t3b-ywvw.geojson

The Borough Boundary was removed from the Open Data portal by accident during a recent upgrade to the portal. The Department of City Planning (DCP) is working with the Open Data team to restore it.
You can access a copy from DCP’s open data website (scroll down to Borough Boundaries & Community Districts dropdown section). You can also directly download from links below:
- Borough Boundaries (Clipped to Shoreline)
- Borough Boundaries (Water Areas Included)

Closed

2025-02-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11708

Data Question

Department of City Planning (DCP)

Good Morning,
Do you know when the 1st quarter 2025 PLUTO data will be posted? Also, will it include the re-zoning of the Gowanus Rezoning information? Kindly let me know when you have a moment.I appreciate your time and attention in this matter. Have a great weekend.
Thank You

https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/open-data.page

The latest PLUTO 24v.4.1 will be released next week. This is a minor release so only contains updates to zoning related fields. The next release will be a major release, 25A should be released in mid to late March.
As for the Gowanus Rezoning, are you referring to the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan adopted in November 2021? If yes, that has been included since Dec 2021 or Jan 2022. If you are not seeing updating records please download the latest PLUTO here.

Closed

2025-02-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11707

Reported Error

Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)

There are two VIN that appear on different vehicles. These VIN are: **** and ****. The respective vehicles also have different DMV License Plate Numbers.

For Hire Vehicles (FHV) - Active

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8wbx-tsch

I just checked the dataset for two VINs you provided and they each only belong to one vehicle. Perhaps there was an error in the dataset the day you checked. For future inquiries of this type, it would be best to reach out to the licensing team directly at LicensingInquiries@tlc.nyc.gov.

Closed

2025-02-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11705

Reported Error

The NYC Open Data Team

supposed to be updated daily.. last updated 2/17/25, today is 2/20/25. these daily updates are not consistent, why the data import/upload be automated? what is the problem and can it fixed??

Civil Service List Certification

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/a9md-ynri

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This dataset has been updated with the latest available information.

Closed

2025-02-21T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11703

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

What are the criteria for a project id to show up in this dataset? Is there any filtering that occurs. We receive some dot project ids and some of them don't show up in this dataset. However, a good amount is reflected in the dataset. Just want to understand why some project ids wouldn't show up in this published dataset on Open data(https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Transportation/DOT-In-house-Street-Resurfacing-Projects/ffaf-8mrv)

DOT In-house Street Resurfacing Projects

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ffaf-8mrv

Thank you for your request, the In-House Resurfacing Dataset updates every two weeks, there may be a delay in the ProjectID updates. ProjectIDs may update and/or change as the status of the resurfacing project progresses.

Closed

2025-02-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11702

Data Question

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Would it be possible to add a geo column so that this can be mapped on a visualization. If not can information be provided on how to convert the OFT code to a multi line string?

Street Resurfacing Schedule

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/xnfm-u3k5

Thank you for your request, this data is captured in an application system and not mapped. DOT will update the dataset with additional geospatial columns from the application system that may help with your mapping needs including WKT and Segment IDs to match with DCP LION dataset. Look for these updates by the end of this week (3/14/2025).

Closed

2025-02-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11701

Data Question

Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS)

Is this dataset still active? It hasn't been updated since November 2024, but is meant to be updated bi-weekly.

Forestry Work Orders

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/bdjm-n7q4

We updated the data on 2/27/25. We’re having some issues with the bi-weekly automation that we’re working through and hope to have it back up and running with regular updates soon!

Closed

2025-02-20T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11697

Reported Error

311

I made a FOIL request in ****. It is numbered ****. It was not responded to. Also the information contained in the code enforcement document is untrue. I never made a complaint. Yet you sent inspectors? Who do I complain to about this fraud?

311 Service Requests from 2020 to Present

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/erm2-nwe9

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2025-02-19T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11695

Reported Error

Department of Buildings (DOB)

All of the date fields in the DOB Job Application Filings are Text rather than Timestamps, which mean they can't be easily filtered. Some of the other columns could probably be Numbers. Thanks!

DOB Job Application Filings

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ic3t-wcy2

Some agency data systems have been setup to allow date fields to be populated by applicants/customers. Because that can lead to errors, the dates are converted to text values so that population and access on the Open Data portal can be automated. Because this allowance for data entry is not an aspect of the DOB NOW system, DOB NOW data sets should not present data users with this issue. 

Closed

2025-02-19T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11693

Data Question

Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)

How can I remove my business from this disqualified list?

Local Law 44 Disqualified List

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/9s68-zggy

Thank you for reaching out. For all inquiries related to Local Law 44, please refer to the Local Law 44 Team at locallaw44@hpd.nyc.gov

Closed

2025-02-18T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11691

Reported Error

Department of Transportation (DOT)

There are various columns represented as Text that would be better represented as more specific types (like Numbers) to help with filtering, averages, etc:

- id
- speed
- travel_time
- link_id
- status
- link_points
- encoded_poly_line
- encoded_poly_line_lvls
- transcom_id

Thanks!

DOT Traffic Speeds

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/i4gi-tjb9

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2025-02-17T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11681

Data Question

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

Hi! I'm a journalist and a master's student in journalism at *****. I'm analyzing the NYC Dog Licensing Dataset and noticed that some dogs, according to this dataset, were born between 1912 and 1990 but were issued a new license in the 2020s.
Could you help me understand how this is possible? I hope to hear back from you with an explanation at my email: *****
Thank you so much for your help!
Best regards,
*****

NYC Dog Licensing Dataset

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/nu7n-tubp

Thank you for your inquiry, and apologies for the delayed response. In the NYC Dog Licensing Dataset, the birth years in the system are entered by dog owners on the license applications. That is why in some cases there may be a discrepancy between the animal birth year and license issue date.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Closed

2025-02-14T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11670

Reported Error

Department of Finance (DOF)

The dataset is missing 2023 tax year as well as any extract dates from February 2022 to June 2023. This also causes 2022 tax year balances to show as unpaid in many cases.

For example: In the dataset, Parcel ***** shows a balance of ***** that was due ***** (latest extract date of *****). However, the balance was paid in full plus interest on *****, per https://a836-pts-access.nyc.gov/care/forms/htmlframe.aspx?mode=content/home.htm

In addition, the same parcel shows no record for Taxes due **** in the dataset despite ***** being paid down between **** and ***** according to https://a836-pts-access.nyc.gov/care/forms/htmlframe.aspx?mode=content/home.htm

Can the missing data please be appended to the dataset? Thanks!

DOF: Property Charges Balance

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/scjx-j6np

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. For the tax years in question, DOF no longer maintains the records/data in the regular course of business. Please refer to the later years’ data for the most current charge information.

Closed

2025-02-08T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11668

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

The NYPD Arrest datasets (historic and current) intentionally omit "Arrests that were voided when further investigation reveals person did not commit offense or it is determined no offense has been committed". Would love to see pressure on the NYPD to report the true number of arrests. The disparity is shockingly dishonest...they only report 985 felony arrests in 2023 when the pretrial arraignment dataset reports over 50,000!

NYPD Arrests Data (Historic)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8h9b-rp9u

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2025-02-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11667

Data Question

Department of City Planning (DCP)

Where can I find the exact dimensions of each lot from this data set? This only has the lot frontage and depth, and no other dimension if the lot is irregular. In other words, where does the Property Information Portal data come from? https://propertyinformationportal.nyc.gov/parcels/parcel/1000790015 Would it be possible to have access? The map PLUTO geometry has approximate values with a big margin of error. For example https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/3/943/75?layer-groups=%5B%22building-footprints%22%2C%22commercial-overlays%22%2C%22special-purpose-subdistricts%22%2C%22street-centerlines%22%2C%22subway%22%2C%22tax-lots%22%2C%22zoning-districts%22%5D&search=false#19.18/40.6793562/-73.9809273 zola identifies ***** as being partially in *****, but really the entire zoning lot is within *****, and district boundary should overlap the eastern segment of the property line. It would be greatly appreciated if I could receive a direct link to the API used to create the map in the Property Information Portal of the DOF. Thank you!

Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks

MapPLUTO uses the Digital Tax Map (DTM) from the Department of Finance (DOF) as its base. You can download the DTM (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Department-of-Finance-Digital-Tax-Map/smk3-tmxj/about_data) from the NYC Open Data portal which includes the tax lot dimensions.

Closed

2025-02-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11665

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

Hello! We had been referencing the data source here -- something from the DEP about permeable surfaces or pavement -- but the link is now broken. Would you direct us to the new link and let us know what the dataset's name is? Many thanks!

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/rh3w-rhzb.geojson

This dataset was deleted because the vendor for the NYC Open Data platform is removing older datasets (and all of their associated assets) built on the outdated "Grid View." You can read more about this update here: http://support.socrata.com/hc/en-us/articles/26738697457303-Grid-View-Removal. We are working on restoring the recently deleted datasets. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

Closed

2025-02-06T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11662

Data Question

The NYC Open Data Team

I receive a security clearance restriction message when attempting to access this dataset. Is this correct and if so can it be cleared?
Thank you

Broadband Data Dig - Datasets

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ft4n-yqee

This asset has been removed by the Open Data Team in efforts to declutter and improve the quality Open Data Asset inventory.

Closed

2025-02-05T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11660

Data Question

City Council (NYCC)

How do I download a spread sheet of all discretionary funding spent by a City Council Member like ****. I was unable to locate it on this site: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/New-York-City-Council-Discretionary-Funding/4d7f-74pe/about_data

City Council Discretionary Funding

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/4d7f-74pe

Response not sent yet.

Pending

2025-02-04T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11659

Data Question

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Hello,

I guess this actually straddles the line a little on asking a question about this dataset vs. requesting a new dataset.

I'm curious whether it might be possible to get some kind of updated data for the Fire Incident Dispatch Data before the next annual update? I guess if it were possible for it to update monthly or quarterly, that would be great. But if not, I'd like to just make a one-off request for data through January of this year, if that is possible, as I'm looking into response times for a story.

Best,
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Fire Incident Dispatch Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8m42-w767

We appreciate your patience here. The Fire Incident Dispatch Data has been updated with the latest available information as of February 5th. We will discuss potentially increasing this update frequency with FDNY.

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2025-02-04T00:00:00.000

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Data Question

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Hi there! I want to use this data for a story I'm working on (I'm a journalist) but I saw that the data hasn't been updated yet. It's suppossed to be updated annually, and last was in January 2024. Now that it's February I was hoping to check on the status of the 2024 update

Fire Incident Dispatch Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8m42-w767

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This dataset has now been updated with the latest available information.

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2025-02-03T00:00:00.000

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11651

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Why are service calls for transit police patrols(code 75S and 75T) linked to an NYPD precinct but not a Transit District?

NYPD Calls for Service (Year to Date)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/n2zq-pubd

Response not sent yet.

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2025-01-31T00:00:00.000

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11646

Reported Error

Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)

‘firstname’ & ‘lastname’ variables are case sensitive. Pair that with the fact that the assigned registrationcontactid for a given contact is building-specific, and you leave next to no ability for people to consolidate the actions of a registered agent across buildings, and you leave developers open to the margin of error that comes with two individuals having the same name.
Let’s also discuss the fact that some registered agents use “johN doE” “j doe” “J DOE” “JOHN DOE” “John doe” “john Doe” “john doe”… and so on in order to hide their affiliations and behaviors as registered agents at other specific properties. This is a MASSIVE error.. if it was even accidental in the first place.. it teeters on a violation of the Housing Maintenance Code, which specifically states that information in these registrations cannot be misleading or inaccurate. Implement case insensitivity, and even fuzzy matching. Assign ONE unique registrationcontactid to ONE unique individual. As it stands, the registrationcontactid serves no purpose. The registered agent of my building has 30+ different ones. One for each building. That defeats the purpose. Thankfully, I was able to consolidate data on my private server and implement the things that I am suggesting. The result? Game changing. I am able to see all LLCs that my landlord is associated with, all BINs — so all buildings. I then query the HPD Violations dataset and am able to see how many violations all of their buildings have, how many are open, closed, what class they are, and how long they have been letting them go.

For some perspective here:
- I am a college dropout.
- You are the government.
- One of us makes a living helping small businesses make videos for social media.
- One of us collects their income through taxes.

The fact also that I need to report this is in-and-of-itself horrifying.

Warmest regards,
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Registration Contacts

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/feu5-w2e2

Thank you for your suggestions regarding property registration. We will review what technology changes are necessary and feasible at this time to make our data as user-friendly as possible for the purposes of analysis and grouping. We appreciate that this information is widely used and can provide valuable insight into conditions across buildings.

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2025-01-30T00:00:00.000

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Data Question

Department of Buildings (DOB)

Does this dataset cover all permits issued? Or would it need to be combined with the DOB Now database https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/DOB-NOW-Build-Approved-Permits/rbx6-tga4/about_data to have complete coverage?

DOB Permit Issuance

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/ipu4-2q9a

Permit issuance data should be taken from both DOB Permit Issuance and DOB NOW: Build - Approved Permits.

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2025-01-30T00:00:00.000

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11642

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

- In the column JURISDICTION_CODE, it says in the data dictionary "Jurisdiction responsible for arrest. Jurisdiction codes 0(Patrol), 1(Transit) and 2(Housing) represent NYPD whilst codes 3 and more represent non NYPD jurisdictions". Does "non NYPD jurisdiction" refer to agencies outside the NYPD that made an arrest in NYC? For example, the New York State Police making an arrest in Manhattan?

- In column LAW_CAT_CD "Level of offense: felony, misdemeanor, violation", what do the "I" and "9" entries refer to? I am assuming that F refers to felonies, M to misdemeanors, and V to violations.

Thank you in advance for your help.

NYPD Arrest Data (Year to Date)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/uip8-fykc

Response not sent yet.

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2025-01-29T00:00:00.000

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11641

Data Question

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

I do appreciate the vast amount of data that is already available and I was wondering if there is any updated version of the dataset with data from 2023 and 2024. I am working on a senior project for a course and this data would really help my project. Thank you for your time.

DOHMH Dog Bite Data

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/rsgh-akpg

Dog bite data for 2023 has been updated: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/DOHMH-Dog-Bite-Data/rsgh-akpg/about_data. Data for 2024 is still being processed. Thank you!

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2025-01-29T00:00:00.000

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11632

Data Question

New York City Police Department (NYPD)

To whom it may concern,
I am a data analyst at a strategic risk consultancy. I am working with this complaint data to understand the historic crime incidents in NYC.
I wish to request when the next iteration update of this data will be released. Furthermore, how will the separate 'Year to date' and 'historic' data files change at the next iteration (from 2025 on) given the new year? I ask as these files are organized with different columns.

NYPD Complaint Data Current (Year To Date)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/5uac-w243

Response not sent yet.

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2025-01-27T00:00:00.000

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11631

Data Question

Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)

I am currently analyzing the High Volume For-Hire Vehicle Trip Records dataset provided on your website. During my analysis, I observed an issue regarding the relationship between the base_passenger_fare and driver_pay fields that I hope you can clarify.

Specifically, I found that in many instances, the value of driver_pay is higher than base_passenger_fare. This raised the following question:

Shouldn't driver_pay be a subset or component of base_passenger_fare? If so, could you explain why driver_pay sometimes exceeds base_passenger_fare? Are there additional adjustments or components (e.g., bonuses, reimbursements, or tips) contributing to this discrepancy?
Your clarification on this matter would greatly assist in my understanding and further analysis of the dataset.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/tlc/about/tlc-trip-record-data.page

We received your inquiry from the NYC Open Data Helpdesk. Our response is as follows:
I believe bonuses mainly explain why driver_pay may exceed base_passenger_fare at times. Additionally, TLC has a minimum per-trip payment standard for all drivers working for High-Volume For-Hire Services.

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2025-01-27T00:00:00.000

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11630

Data Question

Department of Finance (DOF)

By any chance, does NYC Open Data have real estate transactions data for years after 2015? I see that they have 2024 data but haven't been able to find data for other years. Thank you for your consideration!

NYC Calendar Sales (Archive)

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/uzf5-f8n2

Annual sales data after 2015 can be found at: https://www.nyc.gov/site/finance/property/property-annualized-sales-update.page

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2025-01-27T00:00:00.000

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11629

Reported Error

The NYC Open Data Team

In row 220 (2024 / 10 FDNY Average response time to structural fires Staten Island 51 -464.84), the response time value is -464.84. This cannot be possible, as it is seconds being measured. Should this be 464.84? What is the value here?

911 Open Data Local Law 119

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/gpny-cuvw

Response not sent yet.

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2025-01-26T00:00:00.000

2026-10-02T00:00:00.000

11627

Reported Error

The NYC Open Data Team

Hello, I am currently working on a thesis project for my ***** degree at *****. I am doing research on the accessibility of NYC and I want to analyze the subways system as part of that research. Is there any way I can get access to this data? It would really help my research. Thanks.

Subway Lines

https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/3qz8-muuu

All MTA data can now be found on New York State's Open Data portal, not New York City's. You can find those datasets here: https://data.ny.gov/browse?Dataset-Information_Agency=Metropolitan+Transportation+Authority.

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2025-01-25T00:00:00.000

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